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.
MADONNA CICCONEPoor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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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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There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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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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As much as I think I’ve inspired people in the world, I’d like to be more involved bringing about world peace.
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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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I wanted to be a nun. I saw nuns as superstars. When I was growing up I went to a Catholic school, and the nuns, to me, were these superhuman, beautiful, fantastic people.
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Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.
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Strong women leave big hickies
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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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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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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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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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