People have this idea that if you’re sexual and beautiful and provocative, then there’s nothing else you could possibly offer.
MADONNA CICCONEDo everything you’re told. Be a good cheerleader. And never, never say, ‘It’s not so bad.’ Say ‘You are almost there!’ And say it a lot.
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On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that’s what music’s for.
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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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Marriage? I don’t know what I really think about marriage. I’m a bit confused on that issue.
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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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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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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 love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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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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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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There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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My new Boyfriend! Mr. Marmoset Hard and Silent! #peopledontknowthings
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Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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