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" The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers. "
Shakira
Men
Guys
Music
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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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" I'm just a consequence of the great musical momentum and the great changes we are going through in the world. "
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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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" People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America. "
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" In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset. "
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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've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's. "
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Hands
" The relationship I have with my Hispanic fans is very deep and intricate. "
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" I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on. "
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" What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it's not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It's a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It's a very mental game. "
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" The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos. I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education. "
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Born
Education
" I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman. "
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" You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person. "
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Feel
" The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews. "
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" I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project. "
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" We've built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students. "
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" I thank God that I'm a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I'm grateful that I know where I come from. "
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" It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't as perfectionistic as I am. "
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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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" I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time. "
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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 pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. "
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