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.
MADONNA CICCONERita Haywood gave good face.
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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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I don’t care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me.
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Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I’m feminine. So I relate to feminine men.
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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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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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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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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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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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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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The one thing I don’t understand is when people make comments who are clearly not fans of mine. I think, why are you here? Why are you wasting your time? It’s fascinating.
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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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Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it…
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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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