Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
MADONNA CICCONEPart of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.
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The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.
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I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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I’ve never really lived a conventional life, so I think it’s quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.
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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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Being poor in Africa is something people in America can’t relate to. Part of the challenge is bringing that reality to people and moving them. You have to arouse compassion.
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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Truth is never far behind.
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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.
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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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Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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Do everything you’re told. Be a good cheerleader. And never, never say, ‘It’s not so bad.’ Say ‘You are almost there!’ And say it a lot.
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All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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