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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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" 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. "

" You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice. "

" For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you're not a small, you're not a large. "

" When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression. "

" 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. "

" I'm barefoot whenever I can be. "

" I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it. "

" My body feels like it is asking to reproduce. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America. "

" 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! "

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

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

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

" You're a song written by the hands of God. "

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" In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset. "

" Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region. "

" I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them. "

" We've built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students. "

" Guys don't like women telling them what to do. It reminds them of their mothers, or something like that. "

" I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project. "

" 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. "