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.
MADONNA CICCONETo me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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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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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.
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Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.
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To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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Truth is never far behind.
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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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All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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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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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect
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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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