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.
MADONNA CICCONESleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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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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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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I can’t stand when I walk into a room and everyone’s not talking to each other and just on their phones.
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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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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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We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect
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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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On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that’s what music’s for.
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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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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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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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