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I 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 Ciccone

When 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.
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Negative Photography Turn
Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Difficult Letting Sleep Things
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
To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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Punk Rock Thinking
Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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Money Wealth World
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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Cab Country People Taxi
All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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Imagination Need Use
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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Awkward School Self Esteem
As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Degradation Media Stupidity
My new Boyfriend! Mr. Marmoset Hard and Silent! #peopledontknowthings
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Boyfriend New Silent
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
There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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Borderline Create Thing
And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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Faster Light Speed
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 Thinking World
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
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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Hurt Love Strong Women

I 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.

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I 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.

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