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.
MADONNA CICCONEPrince 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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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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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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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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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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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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Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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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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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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Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it…
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Truth is never far behind.
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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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Are you ready boots? Start Walking…..never look back. # artforfreedom # revolutionoflove
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