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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
Shakira
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I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.
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It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
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I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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If I can contribute to people having fun, I would feel very fulfilled as an artist.
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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've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's.
Shakira
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My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.
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I'm double-jointed. I can put my legs over my head, which freaks people out.
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I'm a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are - there's no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don't see!
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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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.
Shakira
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With pregnancy and nursing, the hormones mean your skin tends to be more sensitive to the light, so it's very important to use sun block every day.
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I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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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 always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
Shakira
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The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death.
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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 never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child's joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason, I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I'm different.
Shakira