If you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
MADONNA CICCONEWhen 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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I am very proud to be Italian.
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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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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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Elvis Presley? He’s God.
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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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One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.
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All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don’t worry about that.
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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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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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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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Are you ready boots? Start Walking…..never look back. # artforfreedom # revolutionoflove
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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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