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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

I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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Age Forty Idiot
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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Catholic Pain Punishment
I have great respect for Sean Penn. It’s like most relationships that fail. It’s not one thing, it’s many thing that go on over a period of time.
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Failing Goes Periods
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
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
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
I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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Feel Home Just Today
I’ve slept with Prince.
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Country People Prince Royal Slept
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
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
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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Beautiful Idea People
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
I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80’s just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick.
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Hair Purple Thinking
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
My new Boyfriend! Mr. Marmoset Hard and Silent! #peopledontknowthings
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Boyfriend New Silent
The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.
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Definitions Hurt Know

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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