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 CICCONEPart of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.
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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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My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.
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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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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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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 don’t care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me.
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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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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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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn’t find him stiff at all.
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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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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 love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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