To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don’t want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
MADONNA CICCONEIf you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn’t find him stiff at all.
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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that’s what music’s for.
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The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.
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And then, going to high school, I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn’t fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.
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I don’t care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me.
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I’ve slept with Prince.
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I wanted to be a nun. I saw nuns as superstars. When I was growing up I went to a Catholic school, and the nuns, to me, were these superhuman, beautiful, fantastic people.
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I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people’s hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I’ve really accomplished something.
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When we take a picture, we have a negative. We put the right solution on it and, suddenly, the picture comes to life. So what do we do? We take the negative and turn it into a positive.
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Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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People have this idea that if you’re sexual and beautiful and provocative, then there’s nothing else you could possibly offer.
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As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It’s about 20 steps away.
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