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.
MADONNA CICCONEEffeminate 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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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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Marriage? I don’t know what I really think about marriage. I’m a bit confused on that issue.
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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.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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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 I feel faster than the speeding light.
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If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.
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As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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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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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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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’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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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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There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It’s about 20 steps away.
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