Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
MADONNA CICCONEHey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
MADONNA CICCONEI 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 CICCONEI’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.
MADONNA CICCONEWhen 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.
MADONNA CICCONEAnd 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.
MADONNA CICCONEI was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
MADONNA CICCONEHollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
MADONNA CICCONEDo 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.
MADONNA CICCONEI’ve slept with Prince.
MADONNA CICCONEI like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people’s hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I’ve really accomplished something.
MADONNA CICCONEThere is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It’s about 20 steps away.
MADONNA CICCONEIf you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
MADONNA CICCONEThe idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.
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.
MADONNA CICCONEWe’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 CICCONEHey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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