Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
MADONNA CICCONEThere are moments when I can’t believe I’m as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don’t think, Oh God, I’m missing something.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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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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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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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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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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Younger people are generally more adventurous – they’re more open, more fun – have you met many guys my age? Guys my age are married or divorced or grumpy, fat and balding.
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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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Truth is never far behind.
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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’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.
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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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They’re only words, unless they’re true.
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Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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