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" People think I like to expose my body. But I don't. It's just because the dance moves require it. "
Shakira
Think
Just Because
Dance
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" Dealing with boys at work and being the only girl can be challenging. I have my insecurities, but I've learned I have to be a good sport. I have to be able to take certain jokes and not take them personally. There are jokes made almost every second of the day. I had to develop a tough hide. You know, the music industry is dominated by guys. "
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" My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am. "
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" I'm Colombian and nothing will change that. "
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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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" I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them. "
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" Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try. "
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" I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter. "
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" I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums. "
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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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" I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend's children, but I don't think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don't have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party. "
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" I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself. "
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" I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age. "
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Earth
" I know what I'm doing even when I'm wearing a pencil skirt. "
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" Seeing me in love is a constant state: there are no questions, as the answer is simply there. "
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" Gerard doesn't tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust. "
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" I just think that it's very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go. "
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" From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we're just born. "
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" Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself. "
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" A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you. "
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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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" In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it. "
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" I always believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights. There are some others that are stupid enough not to. "
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" I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I've been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don't get a chance to be heard. "
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" I enjoy taking part in footballing events that are for social causes because, in my view, inspiring children through sport is a way of keeping their bodies and minds healthy as well as helping nurture their intelligence and ability to relate with others. "
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" I remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined! "
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" My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body. "
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" In their 20s, women try to be somebody they're not and try to turn themselves into something different. Now I'm in my 30s; I'm very happy with who I am. "
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" I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy. And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered. "
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