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.
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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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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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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The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.
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Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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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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As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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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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Marriage? I don’t know what I really think about marriage. I’m a bit confused on that issue.
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I’ve slept with Prince.
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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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If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.
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Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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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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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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