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Madonna Ciccone

I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider.
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Outsiders People School
All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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Imagination Need Use
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it…
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Art Entertainment Media
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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Boy Girl School
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.
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Compassion Moving Reality
Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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Money Wealth World
Truth is never far behind.
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Adages Behind Truth
To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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Punk Rock Thinking
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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Gay Made Right
I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Rebellious Strong Thinking
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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Choices Foolish Thinking
I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80’s just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick.
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Hair Purple Thinking
On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that’s what music’s for.
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Given Night Sweat
As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Degradation Media Stupidity
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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Catholic Pain Punishment
Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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Aid Day Helping World

And I feel faster than the speeding light.

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