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.
MADONNA CICCONEBeing 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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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Do 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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And I feel faster than the speeding light.
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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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Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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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 laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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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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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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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 can’t stand when I walk into a room and everyone’s not talking to each other and just on their phones.
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Strong women leave big hickies
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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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