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.
MADONNA CICCONEBeing 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.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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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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There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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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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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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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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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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Strong women leave big hickies
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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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My new Boyfriend! Mr. Marmoset Hard and Silent! #peopledontknowthings
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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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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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When we take a picture, we have a negative. We put the right solution on it and, suddenly, the picture comes to life. So what do we do? We take the negative and turn it into a positive.
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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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