Shakira: “Today I have felt more than ever what it is to be a woman, and what it truly means what it is to be a woman, because it is a year in which I have realized that women are much stronger than we think, we are more braver than we think we are, I think we’re also more independent than we were taught to be.”

“What woman hasn’t ever had a chance to forget about herself by seeking the attention, affection or approval of another? It has happened to me more than once. But there also comes a time when life of every woman in which one no longer depends on someone to end up loving or accepting oneself as it is”.

“There is a moment in the life of every woman, when the search for the other is replaced by the search for oneself.

There is a moment in the life of every woman, in which the desire to be perfect is replaced by the desire to be authentic”.

“It doesn’t matter so much if someone is faithful to you or not, what really matters is if you continue to be faithful to yourself.”

“It doesn’t matter so much if someone is faithful to you or not, what really matters is if you continue to be faithful to yourself.”

“Women have touched on issues that could not be touched, we have said things that could not be said, and although some have complained there, there is no turning back, together we have taken a step forward, and with each step we take we are freer and fuller”.

“More than celebrating the woman of the year, let’s celebrate the year of women.”