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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.

Madonna Ciccone

Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go.
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Difficult Letting Sleep Things
Elvis Presley? He’s God.
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Celebrity Elvis Famous Presley
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
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
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
I’ve slept with Prince.
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Country People Prince Royal Slept
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
Strong women leave big hickies
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Leave Strong Women
I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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Inspiring People Thinking
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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Birth Cheer Cheerleader Good
If you’re sure of who you are it doesn’t really matter what people call you, does it?
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Matter People Really
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
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
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
If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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People Spanking Vote
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

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