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" My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am. "
Shakira
I Am
Kind
Me
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" All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn't have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair. "
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" I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I'm fine that way. I don't need to be faithful to any concept, you know. "
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" What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that's it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products! "
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" I actually support President Obama's initiatives on early childhood. He has appointed me as a commissioner to consult his administration on educational excellence for Hispanics in the U.S. We try to find ways to improve the education system for Hispanics in America, to achieve excellence. "
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" I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That's my fatal, absurd nature. "
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" I'm more afraid of marriage than death. "
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" I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car. "
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" When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression. "
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" The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there. "
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" Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it. "
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" Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself. "
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" I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition. "
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" I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums. "
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" You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice. "
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" I have so many people out there that celebrate with me when they know that I'm happy. And they hate it when they know that I'm suffering because someone has hurt me. "
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" I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love. "
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" I feel like I'm not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know? "
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" I just don't find marriage a necessary step in a couple's life. "
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" In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again. "
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" I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element. "
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" If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I've gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder. "
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" I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them. "
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" Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We're very alike; it's not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it's just that he was born 10 years later... he's a happy guy, healthy here, in the head. "
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" I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time. "
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" I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don't have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we're made of. "
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