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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.

Madonna Ciccone

I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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Age Forty Idiot
Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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Girl Hey Waiting
If you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
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Matter People Really
There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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Borderline Create Thing
I can’t stand when I walk into a room and everyone’s not talking to each other and just on their phones.
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Phone Room Talking
And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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Faster Light Speed
Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I’m feminine. So I relate to feminine men.
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Guy Men Thinking
If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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People Spanking Vote
A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don’t worry about that.
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Dangerous Show Worry
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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Loneliness Real Thinking
Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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Aid Day Helping World
Truth is never far behind.
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Adages Behind Truth
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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Away Far Sides Step
I am very proud to be Italian.
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Country People Proud
And 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.
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Boy Girl School
Marriage? I don’t know what I really think about marriage. I’m a bit confused on that issue.
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Confused Issue Thinking
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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Compassion Moving Reality
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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Idea People Perspective
I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider.
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Outsiders People School
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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Believe Fire Mean
The one thing I don’t understand is when people make comments who are clearly not fans of mine. I think, why are you here? Why are you wasting your time? It’s fascinating.
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Fan People Thinking
I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Rebellious Strong Thinking
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.
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Gay Made Right
They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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Philosophy Unless Word
My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.
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Family Percent Priorities
As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Degradation Media Stupidity
Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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Hey Rubber Silly

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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