Shakira
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.Collection: Chance
I thank God that I'm a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I'm grateful that I know where I come from.Collection: Knowledge
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.Collection: Music
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.Collection: Education
I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.Collection: History
You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.Collection: Life
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.Collection: Intelligence
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.Collection: Equality
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.Collection: Wedding
A man's car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.Collection: Car
The relationship I have with my Hispanic fans is very deep and intricate.Collection: Relationship
I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.Collection: Truth
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!Collection: Teen
A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.Collection: Good
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.Collection: Dad
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.Collection: Birthday
I just don't find marriage a necessary step in a couple's life.Collection: Marriage
Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I'm definitely the disciplinarian.Collection: Parenting
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.
In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
You're a song written by the hands of God.
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.
I'm barefoot whenever I can be.
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.
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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 am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia.
I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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.
Relationships have to have a give and take if they're going to work in the long term.
People think I like to expose my body. But I don't. It's just because the dance moves require it.
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.
I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.
Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry.
You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
I'm like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don't sweat.
Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews.
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
I'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
I feel like I'm not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
I have gone through a lot of things, everything that you can imagine in life, but the best has been Gerard and Milan.
People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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.
It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child's joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future.
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.