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.
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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Rita Haywood gave good face.
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Are you ready boots? Start Walking…..never look back. # artforfreedom # revolutionoflove
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As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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If you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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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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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’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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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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There 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.
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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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