My hips don't lie and I don't lie either!
I'm more afraid of marriage than death.
The first years of a child's life are too important for a child's future - their development, earnings, behavior, and health - for anyone to ignore.
My main hope for my children would be that whatever profession or calling they choose in life, that they pursue it with passion.
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.
A poor child who receives high-quality early childhood development is 40 percent less likely to need special education, twice as likely to attend college and dramatically more likely to survive childhood.
The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in a music contest and won. I took my little trophy to school and rubbed it in his nose. I said to him, "What do you say now?"
I'm proud that I've been able to work with other artists to make sure that the smallest voices - the voices of our children - have a chance to be heard. Artists can reach, inspire, and motivate young people and leaders in a powerful way.
I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.
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 can't wait for the time when curves and a little belly fat will be sexy again!
At the current pace of change, we won't have universal access to education in 100 years, let alone five, and that is unacceptable.
I'm not a trained dancer, but I grew up in a culture that revolves around dance.
I never went to the gym before in my life. But, at 32, I notice that my body responds negatively to bad food, so I must make double the effort.
The goal of my philanthropic work has always been to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her potential. That means our work won't be done until every child has access to quality education from early childhood to adulthood.
The schools play an important role when it comes down to protecting children against violence.Violence is one of the principal reasons why children don't go to school. It's also one of the causes of the alarming school dropout rates.
I'm a perfectionist in recovery. I'm trying to deal with that monster inside of me that wants to do everything right. Or better than right.
I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music...
Europe is a very different place from my native country of Colombia and my children are growing up in a very urban setting which is nothing like when I was growing up and would be able to play barefoot in the street. But we have a very good life.
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
Breastfeeding has been one of the best experiences of my life. I love it! I can't stop! I think I'm going to breastfeed him until he goes to college! I'm hooked!
We know that many boys and girls leave school because of poverty, because they have to work. However, there are an important number of children who abandon their studies because of the abuses they're subject to by teachers and their own parents.
I can be like a lioness when defending my people.
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.
For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.
