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" When you feel complete, you don't need to get married, and you don't think about it. "

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" I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. "

Falling In Love

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

" I remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined! "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" The Summit of the Americas is an excellent platform to raise awareness and secure commitments from heads of state and different sector leaders regarding Early Childhood Development. "

Early Childhood

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

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

" I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don't have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we're made of. "

" 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! "

" My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am. "

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

" Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies. "

" 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. "

" The relationship I have with my Hispanic fans is very deep and intricate. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 just think that it's very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs. My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me. "

" 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. "