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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. "

Shakira

Excellence

Education

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" When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel. "

" 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. "

Shakira

Knowledge

Grateful

" I feel like I'm not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know? "

" It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again. "

" Relationships have to have a give and take if they're going to work in the long term. "

" I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That's how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort. "

" I am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia. "

" 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. "

" I have gone through a lot of things, everything that you can imagine in life, but the best has been Gerard and Milan. "

" I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love. "

" People think I like to expose my body. But I don't. It's just because the dance moves require it. "

" I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element. "

Shakira

Sweetness

Common

" 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. "

" I didn't expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often. "

" I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I know what I'm doing even when I'm wearing a pencil skirt. "

" I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know. "

Shakira

Without

Know

" I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun. "

" In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it. "

" 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. "

Shakira

Nothing

Born

" A man's car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood. "

Shakira

Man

Extension

" Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry. "