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"Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish."
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"When faced with a hurdle then give it all you've got to jump over it because it can't be done in two stages."
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"Have they known scorn like youFive cellars down?"
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"For the likes of you, the path to happiness is one mean son of a bitch of a path."
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"It's hard as hell to hold onto your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your losing eyes, and that's what I was thinking about as we hunted for bad guys through the ruins of a city that didn't exist."
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"It was rather difficult to throw a game when you had no idea what you were doing to win it in the first place."
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"How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" to a margin note written in her loop-heavy cursive: Straight & Fast."
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"Does it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die?"
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"There is no pleasure in fighting a weak opponent."
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"Stealing regular stuff was no fun. She wanted a real challenge. Over the last two years, she'd picked the most difficult places to enter. Then she'd snuck in.And eaten their dinners."
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"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."
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"I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations."
Clothes
"In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it."
Life
"I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know."
Woman
"I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart."
Truth
"I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with."
Love
"Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish."
Challenge
"Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover."
Love
"Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry."
Running
"I'm Colombian and nothing will change that."
Change
"Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself."
Heart
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