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.
MADONNA CICCONEHey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn’t find him stiff at all.
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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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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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Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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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’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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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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Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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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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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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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.
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