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.
MADONNA CICCONEOne thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.
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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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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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Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Beauty’s where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
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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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We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Strong women leave big hickies
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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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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