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

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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. "

" Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I'm letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can. "

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

" What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that's it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products! "

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

" 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. "

" The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs. "

" 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 wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter. "

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

" I'm a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are - there's no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don't see! "

" I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car. "

" 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. "

" It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't as perfectionistic as I am. "

" The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers. "

" I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission. "

" I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try. "

" 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. "

" If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I've gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder. "

" 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 pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. "

" Seeing me in love is a constant state: there are no questions, as the answer is simply there. "

" I've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's. "

" If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed. "

" 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. "