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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.

Madonna Ciccone

We’ve made so many advances in other areas – civil rights, gay rights – but ageism is still an area that’s taboo and not talked about and dealt with.
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Gay Made Right
I am very proud to be Italian.
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Country People Proud
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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Catholic Pain Punishment
They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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Philosophy Unless Word
If you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
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Matter People Really
Believing in yourself and being willing to do anything, to walk through the fire, to do what it is that you want to do. Getting out of that car accident covered with blood to play the gig . . . I mean, that’s me. That’s just me.
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Believe Fire Mean
Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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Hey Rubber Silly
When I came to New York it was the first time I’d ever taken a plane, the first time I’d ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I’d ever done.
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Cab Country People Taxi
When I think about popular culture, I can’t help but think that we’re living in the age of loneliness. There’s this illusion that we all have instant access to each other, but we actually have no real connection.
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Loneliness Real Thinking
Younger people are generally more adventurous – they’re more open, more fun – have you met many guys my age? Guys my age are married or divorced or grumpy, fat and balding.
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Fun General Guy People
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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Boy Girl School
I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Rebellious Strong Thinking
I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80’s just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick.
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Hair Purple Thinking
I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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People Strange View
Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Difficult Letting Sleep Things
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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Inspirational Inspiring Men

I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.

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