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" 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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" I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education - and especially early childhood development - is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. "

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

" My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you. "

" 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 tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously. "

" 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. "

" I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman. "

" Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that's what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way. "

" I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration. "

" We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America. "

" I've written many love songs for Gerard. But it's never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him. "

" Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I'm definitely the disciplinarian. "

" Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever. "

" Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. "

" 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. "

" Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings. "

" Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover. "

" I came to understand that I'm never going to be the perfect mother, but I'm going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life. "

" 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. "

" I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with. "

" Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it. "

" Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself. "

" 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. "

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

" Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I've got followers there who I've been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele. I'd love to go to that World Cup - I'm not sure in what capacity, but I'll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me. "

" I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn't like my voice. I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it's paid off. "

" I was a real mummy's girl - still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I'm still working out. I love that man! "

" You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person. "