One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.
MADONNA CICCONEI 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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Rita Haywood gave good face.
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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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I don’t care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me.
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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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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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I’ve never really lived a conventional life, so I think it’s quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.
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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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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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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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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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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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As much as I think I’ve inspired people in the world, I’d like to be more involved bringing about world peace.
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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider.
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