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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we're just born. "

" President Obama is highly concerned with education. He's a champion on early-childhood development strategies. So I like the work he's doing, and I support it, and I realise that he's one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda. "

" 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. "

" In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. "

" 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. "

" I just don't find marriage a necessary step in a couple's life. "

" I'm like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don't sweat. "

" 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. "

" My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body. "

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

" 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. "

" I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I'm not capable, I'm too cowardly for that. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there. "

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

" I'm more afraid of marriage than death. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" In their 20s, women try to be somebody they're not and try to turn themselves into something different. Now I'm in my 30s; I'm very happy with who I am. "