I can’t stand when I walk into a room and everyone’s not talking to each other and just on their phones.
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.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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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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There are moments when I can’t believe I’m as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don’t think, Oh God, I’m missing something.
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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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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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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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I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.
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Part 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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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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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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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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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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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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