Shakira

“I'm double-jointed. I can put my legs over my head, which freaks people out.”

“I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.”

“It's very difficult to think that you're with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don't know them: it turns out that they betray you. It's painful, but it's best to turn the page.”

“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.”

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

“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 have so many people out there that celebrate with me when they know that I'm happy. And they hate it when they know that I'm suffering because someone has hurt me.”

“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.”

“I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That's how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.”

“Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We're very alike; it's not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it's just that he was born 10 years later... he's a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.”

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

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

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

“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!”

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

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