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.
MADONNA CICCONEOne 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 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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On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that’s what music’s for.
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And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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Being 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.
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When 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 laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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Truth is never far behind.
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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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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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We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect
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Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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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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I’ve slept with Prince.
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