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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.

Madonna Ciccone

Younger people are generally more adventurous – they’re more open, more fun – have you met many guys my age? Guys my age are married or divorced or grumpy, fat and balding.
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Fun General Guy People
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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Learned Owners Talent
Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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Hollywood Hurt Look
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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Fan Girl Girly
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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Catholic Pain Punishment
I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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Art Film Form
People have this idea that if you’re sexual and beautiful and provocative, then there’s nothing else you could possibly offer.
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Beautiful Idea People
I have great respect for Sean Penn. It’s like most relationships that fail. It’s not one thing, it’s many thing that go on over a period of time.
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Failing Goes Periods
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
If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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People Spanking Vote
Rita Haywood gave good face.
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Art Faces Media
We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect
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Dignity Need Treat
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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Guy Men Thinking
As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.
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Degradation Media Stupidity
Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
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Girl Hey Waiting
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
The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.
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Definitions Hurt Know
I am very proud to be Italian.
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Country People Proud
Strong women leave big hickies
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Leave Strong Women
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.
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Beautiful Growing School
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
All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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Imagination Need Use
A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don’t worry about that.
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Dangerous Show Worry
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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Age Home Independent
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
Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Difficult Letting Sleep Things
Truth is never far behind.
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Adages Behind Truth

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