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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.

Madonna Ciccone

I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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Feel Home Just Today
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
The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.
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Idea People Perspective
Truth is never far behind.
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Adages Behind Truth
I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people’s hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I’ve really accomplished something.
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Heart People Thinking
I don’t care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me.
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Dresses People Thinking
If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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People Spanking Vote
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
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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Awkward School Self Esteem
Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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Money Wealth World
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
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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Negative Photography Turn
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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Phone Room Talking
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.
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Believe Fire Mean
Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove
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Aid Day Helping World
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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