Top quotes by Madonna Ciccone

Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family. Votes: 46

I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing. Votes: 29

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams. Votes: 27

I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message. Votes: 24

Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very lightly. Who they are, what they become and what they contribute to the world is very important to me. Votes: 20

If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden. Votes: 20

I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs. Votes: 19

I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion. Votes: 14

I have a funny relationship with religion. I'm a big believer in ritualistic behavior as long as it doesn't hurt anybody. But I'm not a big fan of rules. And yet, we cannot live in a world without order. Votes: 13

I am the result of the good choices I've made and the bad choices. Votes: 13

On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I'm constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I've been on. Votes: 11

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. Votes: 11

I know there's more to life than making lots of money and being successful and even getting married and having a family. Votes: 10

I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general. Votes: 8

I went to the University of Michigan for one year, and fortunately they had a foreign-film cinema, and I discovered it, and I thought I died and went to heaven. Votes: 8

The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do. Votes: 8

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star. Votes: 7

If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet. Votes: 7

Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful. Votes: 6

People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS. Votes: 6

I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really. Votes: 6

When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park. Votes: 5

Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends. Votes: 5

I hope that I inspire women to believe in themselves, no matter where they come from; no matter what education they have; what particular background they originate from. Votes: 4

Men are such power-seeking creatures, and they usually kill people to get to the throne. Votes: 4

I'm opening gyms around the world to encourage people to get in shape and feel good about themselves; bringing art through dance to gyms to make my gyms different from other people's. Votes: 4

I hate being called a pop star. I hate that. Votes: 2

I don't like rooms you never use or that are wasted space but I also like a sparseness and a cleanness. Votes: 1

I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive. Votes: 0

I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent. Votes: 0

My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment. Votes: 0

People like it when others are gossiping. When you hear a story about someone's demise or some big faux-pas they made, everyone wants to tune into it, because it's nice to know that someone else made a mistake. It makes you feel elevated for a moment. Votes: 0

I believe sometimes we aren't always in charge of everything that we do creatively. We submit to things as we're going on our own journey. Votes: 0

Everybody in our family studied a musical instrument. My father was really big on that. Somehow I only took a year or two of piano lessons and I convinced my father to let me take dancing lessons. Votes: 0

I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do. Votes: 0

With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living in an orphanage, you know, was the number one story for a week in the world. To me, that says more about our inability to focus on the real problems. Votes: 0

I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world. Votes: 0

If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym. Votes: 0

I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular. Votes: 0

As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person. Votes: 0

When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you. Votes: 0

We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrinelike area that we blocked out for them, then we will punish them. Votes: 0

Of course, my interests and my focus change and become more diverse, more worldly. At the same time, I am interested in the simple basics, which is I love to dance and I love to make people dance. Votes: 0

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to. Votes: 0

I loved nuns when I was growing up. I thought they were beautiful. For several years I wanted to be a nun. I saw them as really pure, disciplined, above average people. They had these serene faces. Nuns are sexy. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism but it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual. I mean, is there a rule? Are you supposed to just die? Votes: 0

The End of a long week with Viking Leader AKA DJ Virgo AKA Avicii! So many great songs! #icantwait #revolution Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. Votes: 0

Rejection is the greatest aphrodisiac. Votes: 0

I'm not going to compromise my artistic integrity. Votes: 0

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good. Votes: 0

Romance should be spontaneous, but in my career I'm totally in control. Votes: 0

Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots cause it's okay to be a boy. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading cause you think being a girl is degrading Votes: 0

A lot of people saw Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland as persecuted and tragic and vulnerable, and I think a lot of gay men feel that way because of their particular predicament in society and not being accepted completely. Votes: 0

Hey you! Don't be silly! Put a rubber on your willie! Votes: 0

I dare you to read a book this weekend! War and Peace? To Kill a Mocking Bird? Catcher in the Rye? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter? For Whom the Bell Tolls? As i lay Dying? Giovanni's Room? The Bell Jar? These books changed my life. #artforfreedom #rebelheart Votes: 0

I have the most perfect belly button. When I stick my fingers in it, I feel a nerve in the center of my body shoot up my spine. Votes: 0

Me and Mr. Brainwash in Toronto signing his mural at Hard Candy Fitness Opening! #artforfreedom Votes: 0

When my world seems to crumble all around, and foolish people try to bring me down, I just think of your smile face, and I'm flying. Votes: 0

To me, the whole process of being a brush stroke in someone else's painting is a little difficult Votes: 0

For me, a male image that I'm really moved by is somewhere between of Oscar Wilde type of a male: the fop, the long hair, the suits, too witty for his own good, incredibly smart, scathingly funny - all that. But then my other ideal is more like the Buddhist monk - the shaved head, actually someone who sublimates their sexuality. Votes: 0

I was never satisfied with casual encounters, I can't hide my need for two hearts that bleed with burning love. Votes: 0

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. Votes: 0

I do not support Hamas! I support human dignity and respect! I support sharing! I support Peace! #ceasefire Votes: 0

No Separation! We all bleed the same color! #ceasefire #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove Votes: 0

If you want to change the world, change yourself. Votes: 0

It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on chastity and virginity. Votes: 0

I guess some people are brilliant enough to be brilliant on their own and never doubt anything and come up with fabulous things. But I think it's good to get into arguments with people and have them say, 'That sucks' or 'You're crazy' or 'That's cheesy' or 'What do you think of this?' Votes: 0

I'm constantly exploring spirituality, sexuality, different aspects of love, whether it's romantic love or the love you have for your children. And love can be as devastating and destructive as it can be rejuvenating and life-giving. I guess I try to capture all of that. Votes: 0

I believe what I practice has to do with something deeper than religion, that it embodies all religions, including Judaism. And Christianity. And Islam. Votes: 0

I used mythology to tell the story [in Living with Love], with the story of the minotaur and the matador and fighting and fighting for love and the color red and flowers and horns and death and naked men. You know, the important things in life. Votes: 0

I'm not particularly fond of kissing strange men-contrary to popular belief. Votes: 0

Rebel Heart changed everything. First of all, it drove me insane - and made me feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety. It made me second guess everything, because suddenly I thought, 'Oh god, everyone's heard all these demos.' Votes: 0

I don't affiliate myself with any specific religious group. I connect to different ritualistic aspects of different belief systems, and I see the connecting thread between all religious beliefs. Votes: 0

We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect Votes: 0

I don't care anymore if people dress like me, now I want them to think like me. Votes: 0

I don't want no lies, I don't watch TV. I don't waste my time, won't read a magazine. Votes: 0

I was sacked from Dunkin' Donuts for squirting the donuts jelly all over the customers. Votes: 0

My favorite scene that I ever filmed was singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from the balcony of the Casa Rosada in Argentina [where the real Eva Peron once stood] during Evita. That was amazing. SO real and surreal. Bizarre. Votes: 0

Many people see Eva Peron as either a saint or the incarnation of Satan. That means I definitely can identify with her. Votes: 0

I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art. Votes: 0

Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is. Votes: 0

The fact of the matter is that you can use your beauty and use your charm and be flirtatious, and you can get people interested in your beauty. But you cannot maintain that. In the end, talent is the only thing. My work is the only thing that's going to change any minds. Votes: 0

I didn't really give a sh** what's going on in the rest of the world. I just didn't. I just wanted to focus on me, me, me, my career, my life, just me - blinders. Votes: 0

We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge. Votes: 0

I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere. Votes: 0

Getting lit! Full Disclosure............#dancing #fun #life #livingforlove Votes: 0

In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go 'interesting, interesting, interesting'. They're interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks. Votes: 0

We go hard or we go home we gon' do this all night long! #werk Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A good relationship is a competition of generosity. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe. Votes: 0

I know the aspect of my personality, being the vixen, the heartbreaker and the incredibly provocative girl is a very marketable image, but it's not insincere. You just can't take it seriously. Votes: 0

Ultimately it boils down to the same thing all relationships boil down to: eating humble pie. I sometimes eat quite a lot. But, however bitter it might taste, it's the best pie. It's on the menu constantly for both parties. Votes: 0

I don't think evil is sexy! I don't think being cruel and mean and hurting other people is sexy! ... Although I have been quite attracted to some very bad boys! Votes: 0

I don't give a damn if I go to hell. I love you Satan. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Votes: 0

I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life and I think most people feel that way. Votes: 0

I used to believe in the pretty pictures that were all around me, but now I know for sure that I was stupid. Votes: 0

David Bowie really played with ideas, and iconography and imagery. He's brilliant man. And a gentleman, too. Votes: 0

I am attracted to a thug. I like that quality, but I like the other side of it, too. Because all guys who go around behaving in macho ways are really scared little girls. So you have to look beneath the surface. There's a difference between my ideal man and a man that I'm sexually attracted to, believe me. Therein lies the rub. Votes: 0

I don't care if you hate me or love me, as long as I make you think. Votes: 0

Suffering is a big informer, a big catalyst for creation. You take your sadness, your despair, your sense of injustice, and you put it in your work. Votes: 0

My heart goes out to the families of innocent children who were killed today in Pakistan!! I do not accept a world where kids are killed for wanting an education! This violence and ignorance has to stop!!!! It starts with all of us treating all human beings with dignity and respect!! Votes: 0

I want to appeal to people's sense of humanity and interconnectedness. I feel like I have the platform I'm standing on for a reason. It's not just to make people happy and get people to dance and sing, to feel an escape. It's also to get people to listen and to bring important issues to the forefront. Votes: 0

People don't know what Kabbalah is, and so they jump to conclusions. For me, studying Kabbalah is studying - is just - is asking questions. And I encourage all of my children to be that way, and I think people don't understand that. And so they make assumptions and they judge. Votes: 0

The world is not so kind, people trap your mind. Votes: 0

It amazes me when I talk to people in their early 20s and they've never read the classics, things we read as children. When you don't have knowledge and understanding, then fear rises in you. Votes: 0

Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say 'no' Votes: 0

Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go. Votes: 0

Honestly, I don't read newspapers, magazines, whatever. They're just not part of my lexicon. I don't want to be manipulated, or manipulated about other people's work. Votes: 0

No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself. Votes: 0

Life's too short to be bitter, I'm too short to be bitter. Votes: 0

New Yorkers your voices must be heard. Tell your state Congressmen to support same sex marriage bill. All you need is love Votes: 0

To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

Thanks for all the birthday love! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world today! Votes: 0

I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS. Votes: 0

All the criticism is ultimately a blessing in disguise. Because now people know about Malawi [due to the child adoption]. And now people know about the orphans there. And hopefully it's gonna turn around. And a positive is gonna come out of the negative. Votes: 0

I think they probably got it on, Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Votes: 0

We are living in a material world and I'm a material girl. Votes: 0

I was used to dancing, but only when someone told you what to do. So in the nightclub I was all over the place, I combined everything. Street dance, modern dance, a bit of jazz and ballet, I was Twyla Tharp, I was Alvin Ailey, I was Michael Jackson. I didn't care, I was free. Votes: 0

In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room. Votes: 0

I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity. Votes: 0

I feel like I've survived so much, and been through so much. And sometimes I miss the innocence of those times. Life was different. New York was different. The music business was different. I miss the simplicity of it, the naivete of everyone around me. Votes: 0

I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been named Madonna? I would either have ended up a nun or this. Votes: 0

My new Boyfriend! Mr. Marmoset Hard and Silent! #peopledontknowthings Votes: 0

A fire lit under my ass? Yeah, that's true. No time to waste. Votes: 0

It's none of your business what people say about you. Votes: 0

I'm not sorry, it's human nature. Votes: 0

Nothing lasts forever. Should I? Votes: 0

I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is. Votes: 0

I became an overachiever to get approval from the world... Votes: 0

I just like the idea of pills. I like to collect them but not actually take them. When I fell off my horse, I got tons of stuff: Demerol and Vicodin and Xanax and Valium and Oxycontin, which is supposed to be like heroin. And I'm quite scared to take them. I'm a control freak. Votes: 0

The only way we know we love ourselves and the people in our life is by the agreements we are willing to make and keep Votes: 0

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. Votes: 0

There is order in the universe, even though it looks like chaos. We separate the world into categories: this is good and this is bad. But life is set up to trick us. It's a series of illusions we invest in. And ultimately those investments don't serve our understanding, because physicality is always going to let you down, because physicality doesn't last. Votes: 0

I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, 'Hi, how are you?' I hate words that don't have any reason or meaning. Also I hate it when people smoke in elevators and closed in places. It's just so rude. Votes: 0

I'm not crazy about how sort of homogenized pop music become. It used to be much more diverse. Maybe it's just what's played on the radio sounds very much the same. Votes: 0

Cease Fire ! Inshallah!!! Baruch Hashem!! Praise the Lord! #ceasefireforever #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove Votes: 0

I love being photographed, or I should say I love the art of photography. It's about people taking photographs of you, stealing them, and then presuming or assuming or captioning. Words can never be taken back, photographs can never be taken back, nothing can ever be taken back. Votes: 0

You took a pretty picture and you smashed it into bits, sank me into blackness and you sealed it with a kiss. Votes: 0

I am very proud to be Italian. Votes: 0

Raising kids makes most people, including me, grow up at least a little. Votes: 0

Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot more renegades in the music business, from Patti Smith to Janis Joplin. Votes: 0

When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it. Votes: 0

I didn't have many friends; I might not have had any friends. But it all turned out good in the end, because when you aren't popular and you don't have a social life, it gives you more time to focus on your future. Votes: 0

I feel like everybody needs to take a sabbatical and go to Russia and Africa and work in orphanages and really witness true suffering. And then you'll just feel ridiculous for ever complaining about anything. Everybody needs that kind of reality check. Votes: 0

I must confess that I am usually drawn to sadness, and loneliness has never been a stranger to me. But love tried to welcome me, but my soul drew back, guilty of lust and sin. Votes: 0

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened you'll slip away. Votes: 0

Everyone has a self-destructive nature in them. It's whether you feed it or not. You don't have to be a pop star to feel connected to destruction or self-destruction. But self-destruction is self-obsession, and self-obsession is not really possible if you're engaged in raising children. And if you have a spiritual life, you're constantly being asked to see yourself as one small fragment in the bigger picture. Votes: 0

The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective. Votes: 0

When the day is done the most important thing is loving people and sharing love. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

If you don't vote, you're going to get a spanking. Votes: 0

My daughter has a problem picking things up in her room. So if you leave your clothes on the floor, we put them in a trash bag. She has to earn them back by being tidy. I'm a disciplinarian. Guy's the spoiler. Votes: 0

When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to go to Paris to do it. So I went there and that's how I really got into the music business. But I didn't like what I was doing when I got there, so I left, and I never did a record there. Votes: 0

I do some of my best stand-up comedy during sound checks. Votes: 0

I am a tip-top starlet. That is my job that I am paid to do. Votes: 0

What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. How will I know when I've succeeded? When I stop caring what anyone thinks. Votes: 0

I came to the realization that a strong female is frightening to everybody, because all societies are male-dominated - black societies, poor people, rich people, any racial group, they're all dominated by men. A strong female is going to threaten everybody across the board. Votes: 0

People love pitting strong females against each other. Votes: 0

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want. Votes: 0

If we can elect an African American as president, we can support gay marriage! Defeat prop 8! We will not give up! Votes: 0

There are certain mystical belief systems that believe that taking pictures takes an aspect of the soul, but beyond that it's just the idea that once you're captured in a photograph, then a million presumptions are made of you, and you are forever frozen in that one moment, and you are perceived to be the embodiment of that moment, and that, of course, is an illusion. Votes: 0

Britney Spears became my talisman. I became obsessed with wearing Britney T-shirts. I felt it would bring me luck. And it did. Votes: 0

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it. Votes: 0

Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all. Votes: 0

Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep. Votes: 0

I was working with Toby Gad, who spent a lot of time in India. There's a sitar [in "Body Shop"] and the song has a very Indian flavor to it. I liked the idea of the body of a car as a kind of sexual metaphor - What you do to a car, what you do in a car - drive. So, lots of innuendos, and lots of fun. Votes: 0

I always thought I should be treated like a star. Votes: 0

I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that. Votes: 0

I think the ultimate challenge is to have some kind of style and grace, even though you haven't got money, or standing in society, or formal education. I had a very middle, lower-middle class sort of upbringing, but I identify with people who've had, at some point in their lives to struggle to survive. It adds another color to your character. Votes: 0

I have had many challenges in my life, including some very big ones when I was young and I've learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way. I have seen life from just about every angle you can see it from. Votes: 0

It's not enough to raise awareness. You have to give people solutions, and you have to invite them to get involved in whatever way they can, whether that's doing volunteer work or taking a portion of their salary and figuring out where they want that money to go. You have to find ways to inspire people to get involved. Votes: 0

And I'll remember the love that you gave me, now that I am standing on my own, I'll remember the way that you changed me, I'll remember. Votes: 0

Being loved keeps you young. Votes: 0

My son youngest son David's favorite song - he plays guitar - and he likes "Devil Pray." That's his favorite. Votes: 0

I live - I live a highly scheduled life. There's absolutely no time wasted. I'm very focused. And I have a great assistant. Votes: 0

Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don't want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can't really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot. Votes: 0

Imagine if someone like John Lennon or Bob Marley, Sid Vicious, Picasso, whomever, were doing their work, and some corporation, some CEO, some branding entity was saying to you, 'Well, you can do that, but you've got to remove this aspect of your work.' There would no longer be that purity anymore. Votes: 0

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons. Votes: 0

I just find the people I want to work with and put it all together, and it's a lot of hard work, and all kinds of catastrophes happen, but I don't really get too much resistance. But when you make a movie, it seems like there's nothing but resistance. It's kind of a miracle that any movie ever gets made. Votes: 0

I was more of a dancing kid than a singing kid. I mean, I sang in school choirs and I sang in school musicals, but I was much more interested in dancing than singing. Votes: 0

I tend to write during the day so I can see my children at night. But if my kids aren't with me and I have a chunk of time when I'm a single woman living in my house for a miraculous week, I will get to write at different hours. Votes: 0

I really saw myself as the quintessential Cinderella. I think that's when I really thought about how I wanted to do something else and get away from all that. Votes: 0

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7. Votes: 0

I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself and not be intimidated was by not having a mother. For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations. Votes: 0

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room. Votes: 0

One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a muse, whether it's Frida Kahlo, Martha Graham, Marlene Dietrich, or Pippi Longstocking. Votes: 0

I've always danced and exercised. I can't imagine not doing it. I'll be Martha Graham in my 90s doing contractions on the floor. Votes: 0

I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being... Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe. Votes: 0

I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful. Votes: 0

Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on. Votes: 0

I'm attracted to artists like Frida Kahlo, because her work was her life, her questions, her outrage, her suffering, her pain. Everything is in her work. Votes: 0

I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life, and I think most people feel that way. Votes: 0

I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone. Votes: 0

Writing is a very intimate thing, especially when you write lyrics and sing them in front of someone for the first time. It's like a really embarrassing situation. To me, singing is almost like crying, and you have to really know someone before you can start crying in front of them. Votes: 0

[George Michael] is a great songwriter and he makes very classy videos, like me. Votes: 0

A lot of people are just really confused by me; they don't know what to think of me, so they try to compartmentalize me or diminish me. Maybe they just feel unsafe. But any time you have an overtly emotional or irrational, negative reaction to something, you're fearing something that it's bringing up in you. Votes: 0

Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove Votes: 0

After years and years of everybody commenting on the way I look and dress and being photographed, one starts to become self-conscious and starts to plan things more. You end up judging yourself more, what looks good and what doesn't. Votes: 0

All you need is your own imagination. So use it that's what it's for. Votes: 0

And I feel faster than the speeding light. Votes: 0

And, it seems like a whole new generation of kids have discovered his genius and are bringing him to life again. I hope that wherever Michael is right now he is smiling about this. Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king. Votes: 0

Are you ready boots? Start Walking.....never look back. #"Ž artforfreedom #"Ž revolutionoflove Votes: 0

Art can heal it if art is allowed to exist. And if art is slowly wiped off the face of the planet, then what tools do we have to reach people, to appeal to them and all of their senses? Votes: 0

Art keeps me alive. I've obviously been devastated or heartbroken all my life, since my mother's death. Votes: 0

As much as I think I've inspired people in the world, I'd like to be more involved bringing about world peace. Votes: 0

At a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say, 'Right on! Votes: 0

Bad girl, drunk by six, kissing someone else's lips. Smoked to many cigarettes today, I'm not happy when I act this way. Votes: 0

Beauty is where you find it. Votes: 0

Beauty's where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it. Votes: 0

Because I've taken my clothes off in public doesn't mean that I've revealed every inch of my soul. Votes: 0

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities. Votes: 0

Being able to step outside of yourself in order to help someone else is why we're all here, it's what we should all be doing if we can. Votes: 0

Being blond is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blond has some incredible sort of sexual connotation. Votes: 0

Being blonde is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blonde has some incredible sort of sexual connotation. Men really respond to it. I love blonde hair but it really does something different to you. I feel more grounded when I have dark hair, and I feel more ethereal when I have light hair. It's unexplainable. I also feel more Italian when my hair is dark. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Brushing my Grilzz Before I Booty Pop. A Woman's work is never Done! Votes: 0

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere. Votes: 0

Catholicism is a really mean religion, and it's incredibly hypocritical. But it plays a role in my life 'cause you can't really get a lot of things out of your head, such as what Jesus Christ looks like and that divorce is a horrible thing. Votes: 0

Celebrate me for who I am, dislike me for what I ain't (...) put me up on a pedestal or drag me down in the dirt (...) this is who I am, you can like ir or not, you can love me or leave me cuz I'm never gonna stop Votes: 0

Children always think they did something wrong when their parents disappear. Votes: 0

Cosmic systems intertwine, astral bodies drip like wine, all of nature ebbs and flows. Comets shoot across the sky, can't explain the reasons why, this is how creation goes. Votes: 0

Crucifixes are sexy because there's a naked man on them. Votes: 0

Death was a big part of my life growing up. I went to lots of funerals. Votes: 0

Do I have to change my name, will it get me far? Should I lose some weight, am I gonna be a star? Votes: 0

Don't just stand there let's get to it. Strike a pose, there's nothing to it. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is the president. It's not a bad dream. It really happened. It's like being dumped by a lover and also being stuck in a nightmare. Votes: 0

Don't go for second best. Put your love to the test. Votes: 0

Dress like Britney Spears and think like me, and everything will be fine. Votes: 0

Economic markets are collapsing. People all over the world are suffering and people afraid. What happens when peep are afraid? They become intolerant. Votes: 0

Education is not a luxury, it is a basic human right. Votes: 0

Ever since my daughter was born I feel the fleetingness of time. And I don't want to waste it on getting the perfect lip color. Votes: 0

Every actor wants to get their two cents in about a scene at the end of the day. Votes: 0

Every time I reach a new peak, I see a new one I want to climb. Votes: 0

Everyone is entitled to my opinion Votes: 0

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book. Votes: 0

Everyone went out and bought Sex, it was sold out in two seconds. And then everybody slagged me off. That, to me is a statement of the hypocrisy of the world that we live in. The fact that everybody is so interested in sex but won't admit it. Votes: 0

Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a bit of a work Nazi. Votes: 0

Everything looks true written down. What you read in National Enquirer and News Of The World looks true written down. Votes: 0

Express yourself, don't repress yourself. Votes: 0

Fame gets you in the door but it doesn't keep you in the room. Votes: 0

Fame is a by-product. It's not a goal. What matters is loving your work and loving what you do Votes: 0

Filmmaking is such a collaboration. At a certain point, I suppose you do have to let go and trust the people you're working with. Votes: 0

For me, it's all about being in a tiny room with little windows. It's almost like you have to be in a prison. Votes: 0

For me, it's either you're part of creation or you're part of destruction. It's inexplicable; it's like breathing, and I can't imagine not doing it. Votes: 0

Gay men are perfect men for girls who are tough. They're not threatened by strong women, and they're usually very in touch with their feelings and pay attention to details. I've always had an affinity with gay men. Votes: 0

George [Michael], I want your sex, so be my father figure and I will have faith if we have to live hand-to-mouth. The diva himself. Votes: 0

Go down where all life begins, go down that's where my love is. Votes: 0

Hand fits giving, so do it, that's what the Gospel said to me. Life fits living, so let your judgments go. Votes: 0

Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels. Votes: 0

Happiness lies in your own hand Votes: 0

Harder is Better! Post work out! Foot in the Ice Bath. A girl has to make a living! #hardcandytoronto. #addictedtosweat Votes: 0

Having children made me go down a road of serious introspection and self-examination. I think it's informed and hopefully enhanced my creativity. Votes: 0

Having money is just the best thing in the world. Votes: 0

He [Prince] changed the world!!A true visionary.What a loss.I'm devastated. Votes: 0

Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once! Votes: 0

Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good? Votes: 0

Hurt that's not supposed to show, and tears that fall when no one knows. Votes: 0

I actually always try to have a moment in my show where I can just lay down on stage and talk to people for a little while. Votes: 0

I always acted like a star long before I was one Votes: 0

I always wished that I could find someone as beautiful as you, but in the process I forgot that I was special too. Votes: 0

I am a survivor. I am like a cockroach, you just can't get rid of me. Votes: 0

I am because we are. We all bleed the same color. We all want to love and be loved. Votes: 0

I am not reinventing myself. I am going through the layers and revealing myself. I am on a journey, an adventure that's constantly changing shape. Votes: 0

I am rich and famous. I have a talented and gorgeous husband and two beautiful children. I could go on. Votes: 0

I became very obsessed with death, and the idea that you never know when death will arrive, so one has to do as much as possible all the time to get the most out of life. That would be a motivating force. Votes: 0

I believe in equal rights for all people. Votes: 0

I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship. Votes: 0

I believe women should own their sexuality and sexual expression. Votes: 0

I can't even think of the words of what I'm feeling. This man [Prince] was my everything, we had a family. I am beyond deeply saddened and devastated. Votes: 0

I can't stand when I walk into a room and everyone's not talking to each other and just on their phones. Votes: 0

I cheat on my books a lot, which is not a good thing because it's good to stick with one book and get to the end of it, but I'm a book philanderer. Votes: 0

I chose to start my world tour in Israel for a very specific and important reason. As you know, the Middle East and all the conflicts that occur here and that have been occurring for thousands of years, they have to stop. You can't be a fan of mine and not want peace in the world. Votes: 0

I could bring you so much pleasure, erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body. Votes: 0

I could never work in a recording studio where you have this lovely view and a beach and the waves are crashing. For me, it's all about being in a tiny room with little windows. It's almost like you have to be in a prison. And you can create beauty when you're in that sort of deprived environment, which is a re-creation of your formative years. Votes: 0

I didn't set out to write certain kinds of songs - I just set out to write good songs. Votes: 0

I do see that the world that we live in is collapsing to a certain extent, and civilization as we know it is caving in on itself. I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message. Votes: 0

I do think of myself as a queen, but I don't think I'm the only queen. There's room for other queens. We reign over different kingdoms. Votes: 0

I do think that the birth of my daughter was sort of a rebirth for me. It made me look at life in a completely new way. And that made me appreciate life in a way I don't think I ever had before. Votes: 0

I don't believe there's a certain age where you can't say and feel and be who you want to be. Votes: 0

I don't doubt love for a second. I'm living for love. Listen to my songs! Votes: 0

I don't even remember why I called myself an idiot. I can be very harshly critical of myself. It depends on my mood, and obviously it depends on where I am in my life. Yes, embracing myself - I'm working on that. Votes: 0

I don't give a damn if I go to hell. Votes: 0

I don't have a religion because I don't like that word religion. Votes: 0

I don't know what our government does except put us into debt and blow up other countries. Votes: 0

I don't like guys my age because they are normally either married or divorced and grumpy, fat and balding. Votes: 0

I don't like to be provocative for the sake of being provocative. Votes: 0

I don't take drugs. I never did. All the feelings that drugs are supposed to produce in you - confidence or energy - I can produce naturally. Votes: 0

I don't think about my old stuff. I just move forward. Votes: 0

I don't think anyone strives to be anything negative. I just think that it's our nature to only focus on a few things in life and forget about a lot of other stuff. Votes: 0

I don't think I have to introduce myself, unless you don't recognize me with my clothes on. Votes: 0

I don't think ultimately God punishes. I think we bring about our own destruction or our own creation. Votes: 0

I don't trust any man who hasn't kissed another man. Votes: 0

I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I'm taking action. Please join me... Votes: 0

I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home. Votes: 0

I feel like everything I do makes people feel really uncomfortable. Votes: 0

I feel that most gay men are so much more in touch with a certain kind of sensitivity that heterosexual men aren't allowed to be in touch with, their feminine side. To me they're whole human beings, more so than most of the straight men that I know. Votes: 0

I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider. Votes: 0

I guess I like to have fun. Votes: 0

I hadn't been onstage in a while. The last time was pre-children. And before I went on [at Roseland], my kids were backstage, and I thought, This isn't how I usually do it. I've got kids, and I'm thinking, This is weird. It's weird juggling children on your knee while you're in your rhinestone outfit. And I'm thinking, Okay, I'm gonna go out and do a show and I'm gonna be Superwoman! But I'm not really, `cause I'm a mom. It's all very strange. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I have my work and my faith... If that's boring to some people, I can't tell you how much I don't care. Votes: 0

I have to get way more vocal and become a little bit less mysterious. Votes: 0

I hope I will always have the ability to create art and live in a world where I can speak freely, and I can inspire people. I don't know what form that will take. Votes: 0

I hope my child will be a good Catholic like me. Votes: 0

I keep telling everyone that I want to start a revolution but no one is taking me seriously. If I had black skin and an afro, would you take me seriously? If I was an Arab waving a hand grenade, would you take me seriously? Votes: 0

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me, I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons. Votes: 0

I know there's a lot of competition in the world of magazines and newspapers and we have to make headlines and be sensational and sell, and saying bad things about me is going to sell more papers than writing good things about me. Votes: 0

I know where beauty lives, I've seen it once, I know the warmth she gives. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I learned a lot about humility and patience, keeping my mouth shut. Votes: 0

I like coming up with these spectacular extravaganzas that will, hopefully, totally blow people away. But I also like the intimacy of stopping it all and sitting at the edge of the stage and connecting with individual people in the audience. Votes: 0

I like film soundtracks. I like the soundtracks better than the movies. Votes: 0

I like pushing the envelope. But I don't like to do it just for the sake of doing it. Votes: 0

I like talking; I like playing with the audience. Votes: 0

I like that you have four minutes to zero in on something and evoke a specific feeling and take people on some sort of journey. Votes: 0

I like the idea of going to one of those retreats where you don't speak - like, silence for five days. Votes: 0

I like to be a team player. All the projects I do are collaborations. And I want to solicit the opinions and help of other people. I'm not interested in being the one in charge. Votes: 0

I like to be provocative. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I like to make people think. Votes: 0

I like to touch people's hearts. Votes: 0

I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII's knights in another life, riding through a great forest. Votes: 0

I love meetings with suits. I live for meetings with suits. I love them because I know they had a really boring week and I walk in there with my orange velvet leggings and drop popcorn in my cleavage and then fish it out and eat it. I like that. I know I'm entertaining them and I know that they know. Obviously, the best meetings are with suits that are intelligent, because then things are operating on a whole other level. Votes: 0

I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience. Votes: 0

I loved Prince then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now. Votes: 0

I made a vow that I would never need another person ever. Turned my heart into a cage, a victim of a kind of rage. Votes: 0

I might be responsible for as many gay marriages as I am for heterosexual divorces. Votes: 0

I miss New York. I still love how people talk to you on the street - just assault you and tell you what they think of your jacket. Votes: 0

I panic every time I put out a record. I think every artist does. Votes: 0

I pay attention to what's going on around me. I'm always looking for new energy, new talent, new voices. When you do that I think it's easier to come up with fresh ideas. It's not that my career has been based on surprising people, but it's been about challenging myself - to constantly do new things that are going to broaden my own mind and in the process, hopefully, connect with other people. Votes: 0

I ran to the forest, I ran to the trees. I ran and I ran, I was looking for me. Votes: 0

I really want to see everything. If it's around me and it's part of my show, I need to be a part of all of it. From the creation of the music, to the surface of the floor, to everyone's hairstyle, to the details with the buttons and the bows and the snaps and the zippers. All of those things! Votes: 0

I refuse to live a conventional life. Votes: 0

I see a huge paradox in me - the intense need to be loved and the search for approval juxtaposed with the need to nurture other people, to be the mother I never had. Votes: 0

I shouldn't have stayed so long away. Every time I come here, I get so supercharged with energy. I truly believe that Israel is the energy centre of the world. And I also believe that if we can all live together in harmony in this place, then we can live in peace all over the world. Votes: 0

I suffered fools so gladly. Votes: 0

I think after time goes by and you earn certain rights or you break through certain barriers, you could sometimes, maybe, take it for granted what you have now that you didn't have before. And then that would lead to a certain lack of community, in a way, caring in a way, that I saw before [in gay society]. Votes: 0

I think all of us make the mistake of thinking we're going to change people when we get together. But we're not. People are who they are. And people change in their own time. Votes: 0

I think art should be controversial. I think it should make people think. Votes: 0

I think everybody has a bisexual nature. That's my theory. I could be wrong. Votes: 0

I think for the most part men have always been the aggressors sexually. Through time immemorial they've always been in control. So I think sex is equated with power in a way, and that's scary in a way. It's scary for men that women would have that power, and I think it's scary for women to have that power - or to have that power and be sexy at the same time. Votes: 0

I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80's just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick. Votes: 0

I think it's just that as a creative person, in all the different things that I've done or ways that I've found to express myself, I've consistently come up against resistance in certain areas. I think that the world is not comfortable with female sexuality. It's always coming from a male point of view, and a woman is being objectified by a man - and even women are comfortable with that. But when a woman does it, ironically, women are uncomfortable with it. I think a lot of that has to do with conditioning. Votes: 0

I think lines are meant to be crossed anyways. The entire time I was singing on the cross, there's numbers flipping over my head. You know, starting at one and going up to 12 million. Votes: 0

I think love resides in all of the songs, even when they are overtly sexual. Votes: 0

I think most children who are adopted ultimately want to meet their biological parents and often do. I think that is an important journey for children who are adopted to go on. Votes: 0

I think passive beauties have their place in the world. It's hard for me to relate to that. Votes: 0

I think that its an artist's responsibility to have a point of view. Society takes its cue from popular art. People need something to look to, something to provoke them into questioning whether they completely hate something or completely love something. Votes: 0

I think that life is a paradox and you have to embrace that in your work and your belief systems.... You can't be a literalist, and that's the trouble that people always find themselves in. That's why people always hit a wall with any of my stuff, because you can't take it literally. Votes: 0

I think the silence would be good with me, and not interacting with people would be okay. But not being able to move outside of the space would be hard. Not being able to walk around - the stillness of my body, physically - that would be the challenge. Votes: 0

I think there are just as many assholes meeting the old-fashioned way as there are meeting in the new hookup culture. Votes: 0

I think there probably was a time when I was less provocative. That's when I was married. Votes: 0

I think they were scared of me because I was different. Votes: 0

I think they were scared of me because I was different. I've always asked, 'Why? Why do I have to do that? Why do I have to look this way? Why do I have to dress this way? Why do I have to behave this way?' Votes: 0

I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive. Votes: 0

I tried to be a boy, I tried to be a girl, I tried to be a mess. Votes: 0

I try to have thick skin, but every once in a while I read something that someone says about me, and it's so slanderous and moralistic and it has nothing to do with my music. Votes: 0

I wake up every morning and it's like when you break up with somebody who has really broken your heart. Votes: 0

I wanna kiss you in Paris I wanna hold your hand in Rome Votes: 0

I want people to be moved, to feel called to action. That's what I want to do. Votes: 0

I want the good life, but I don't want an easy ride. What I want is to work for it, feel the blood and sweat on my fingertips. Votes: 0

I want to keep growing and living life to the fullest for as long as I'm on this planet. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I wanted to be famous. I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard and my dream came true. Votes: 0

I wanted to know why people follow rules blindly, or why girls had to act a certain way and boys didn't. Why could boys ask girls out and girls not ask guys out? Why did girls have to shave their legs and guys didn't? Why did society, like, set everything up the way they did? My whole adolescence was full of unanswered whys. Because they never got answered, I just kept lighting fires everywhere - metaphorically speaking. Votes: 0

I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty Votes: 0

I was never appalled by myself. I felt a little bit uneasy about certain things. But honestly I've learned to love myself and to see that in the midst of all my ambition and desire to succeed and my search for approval, I do give things to people. I bring some sort of happiness to their lives. So I'm not so hard on myself anymore. Votes: 0

I was thinking about dying the other day the death thought came while I was sitting on the toilet peeing - that's where I have my most contemplative thoughts. Votes: 0

I went to New York. I had a dream. I wanted to be a big star. I didn't know anybody. I wanted to dance. I wanted to sing. I wanted to do all those things. I wanted to make people happy. I wanted to be famous. I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard and my dream came true. Votes: 0

i won't be happy until i'm famous like God Votes: 0

I worked for everything that I got and I worked long and hard before I got to this point so when I got it I thought I deserve it. Votes: 0

I worship F. Scott Fitzgerald and I love his writing. Votes: 0

I would like to see the Pope wearing my T-shirt. Votes: 0

I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against. Votes: 0

I wouldn't live in Chicago cause it's too conservative, aside for the fact that Oprah Winfrey lives there. Votes: 0

I wouldn't say I wanna conquer the world anymore. But I want to be a part of making the world a better place. I want to inspire people and I wanna be part of the solution. Votes: 0

I'm a role model for those who dare to be different. For those who dare to take a stand in their life and have an opinion Votes: 0

I'd like to think I am taking people on a journey; I am not just entertaining people, but giving them something to think about when they leave. Votes: 0

I'd love to be a memorable figure in the history of entertainment in some sexual, comic, tragic way. I'd like to leave the impression that Marilyn Monroe did, to be able to arouse so many different feelings in people. Votes: 0

If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me. Votes: 0

If I have a problem, I want to work it out, right now. Votes: 0

If I have to be the person who opens the door for women to believe and understand and embrace the idea that they can be sexual and look good and be as relevant in their 50s or their 60s as they were in their 20s, then so be it. Votes: 0

If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna. Votes: 0

If I'm smart then I'll run away, but I'm not so I guess I'll stay Votes: 0

If it makes Tom Cruise happy, I don't care if he prays to turtles, ... And I don't think anybody else should. Votes: 0

If it's bitter at the start, then it's sweeter in the end. Votes: 0

If the land of make believe is inside your heart it will never leave. Votes: 0

If those civil rights groups are going into those orphanages and offering to look after those children, then they have every right to make a stink about it. But they're not. They're not offering a solution. Votes: 0

If we took a holiday, took some time to celebrate, just one day out of life, it would be, it would be so nice. Votes: 0

If you have an opinion and people disagree with you, you might not get a job. You might be blacklisted. You might have fewer followers on Instagram. Votes: 0

If you have to ask for something more than once or twice, it wasn't yours in the first place. And that's hard to accept when you love someone. Votes: 0

If you want something bad enough the whole world conspires to help you get it. Votes: 0

If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed. Votes: 0

If you're going to be an artist, real life is your inspiration. Votes: 0

If you're not comfortable with a strong woman you're not comfortable with your own feminine instincts. You're not comfortable, period. You're going to be threatened by everything that's not exactly like you are ... and that is the measure any man. Votes: 0

If you're sure of who you are it doesn't really matter what people call you, does it? Votes: 0

I'll flirt with anyone from garbagemen to grandmothers. Votes: 0

I'll rest when I'm dead. I'm hungry and life is short! Votes: 0

I'll stop doing everything that I do when I don't want to do it anymore. Votes: 0

I'll stop when I run out of ideas. Votes: 0

I'm a gay man trapped in a woman's body. Votes: 0

I'm attracted to men who are going to stand up to me. Votes: 0

I'm disciplined. And I'm persevering. And I don't give up very easily... and I'm reliable. Votes: 0

I'm liking the idea more and more of just standing up with a microphone and talking. Votes: 0

I'm not a feminist, I'm a humanist. Votes: 0

I'm not a reluctant pop star. I'm very grateful and happy for everything that I have and for things when they go well. On the other hand, I've had enough of the other side to know that if it doesn't, I will survive that and life goes on. Votes: 0

I'm not claiming to appeal to the same people that Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears are going to appeal to. I'm not trying to. I'm doing what I want to do. Votes: 0

I'm obsessed with clowns and what they represent and the idea that clowns are supposed to make you laugh, but inevitably they're hiding something. That's how I look at my life. Votes: 0

I'm sentimental about Jesus on the cross. Jesus was a Jew, and also I believe he was a catalyst, and I think he offended people because his message was to love your neighbour as yourself; in other words, no one is better than somebody else. He embraced all people, whether it was a beggar on the street or a prostitute, and he admonished a group of Jews who were not observing the precepts of the Torah. So he rattled a lot of people's cages. Votes: 0

I'm so used to people slagging me off. Since the beginning of my career I've been told I have no talent, I can't sing and I'm a one-hit wonder. Votes: 0

I'm sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle. Votes: 0

In America it is not considered to be mentally ill when a woman advances on her prey in a discotheque setting with hardy cocktails present. Votes: 0

In my coming-of-age time, there was no internet, no social networking, nothing. It was just show after show, hoping one day somebody would notice you. Votes: 0

In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we put out into the world is eternal. Votes: 0

In the end, by having a point of view, by taking a stand for things you believe in, you're ultimately always going to offend people. That's good. It's certainly more important to take a stand on some thing and offend people, than to be careful all of your life and have everyone approve of what you do. Or, as my psychiatrist likes to say, better to live one year as a tiger than 100 as a sheep. Votes: 0

In the midnight hour, I can feel your power. Votes: 0

Isn't everyone just travelling down their own road watching the signs as they go? Votes: 0

Isn't it amazing that there are laws of the universe that you can actually find out about, live your life according to and change the world for the better? Votes: 0

It doesn't matter who you are, it's what you do that takes you far. Votes: 0

It takes a Real man to fill my shoes. Votes: 0

It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat. I have truth on my side, you only have deceit. Votes: 0

It would be so helpful for the straight community to see men in powerful positions coming out and saying "I'm gay" so they don't have these preconceived notions that all gay men are smarmy idiots living on the street or whatever it is people think of gay men. I think it would be really helpful and productive. Votes: 0

It's always exciting for me to perform. Votes: 0

Its better to live a goat than 100 sheep. Votes: 0

Its boring not to take risks Votes: 0

It's not easy having a good marriage--but I don't want easy. Easy doesn't make you grow. Easy doesn't make you think. I thank God everyday that I am married to a man who makes me think. That's my definition of true love. Votes: 0

It's not my nature to just kick back. Votes: 0

It's weird juggling children in a rhinestone outfit. Votes: 0

I've always been interested in electronica, techno, trip-hop, that kind of music. The thing that bothered me about a lot of that music, though, was it seemed devoid of emotion. There wasn't a lot that felt personal. Votes: 0

I've always been under scrutiny. But I used to just not really pay attention to what people said. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to be taller. I feel like a shrimp, but that's the way it goes. I'm five-foot four-and-a-half-inches - that's actually average. Everything about me is average. Everything's normal, in the books. It's the things inside me that make me not average. Votes: 0

I've been inspired by films since I started dancing, and I'm married to a filmmaker, and I think it was one of my secret desires, but I was afraid to just say, 'I want to be a director'. But then one day I said, O.K., stop dreaming and do it. But I didn't want to do it the Hollywood way, and talk through agents. I decided it all had to be generated by me, so I wrote it. Votes: 0

I've been popular and unpopular successful and unsuccessful loved and loathed and I know how meaningless it all is. Therefore I feel free to take whatever risks I want. Votes: 0

I've been practicing yoga very seriously for a little over a year and I believe that helped my voice and affected my singing. Votes: 0

I've created a very unconventional family. I have lovers who are three decades younger than me. This makes people very uncomfortable. Votes: 0

I've had so many challenges throughout my career, however successful people perceive me to be. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've read a couple of reviews that say I'm getting harder in my old age but I don't think that's true at all. I think that you can't help but become a little cynical about life and love but I'm still a romantic, I'm still an idealist. Votes: 0

I've slept with Prince. Votes: 0

I've studied Kabbalah, as you know, for many years, so there are a lot of things I do that one would associate with practising Judaism. I hear the Torah every Saturday. I observe Shabbat. I say certain prayers. My son was bar mitzvahed. So this appears like I'm Jewish, but these rituals are connected to what I describe as the Tree of Life consciousness and have more to do with the idea of being an Israelite, not Jewish. Votes: 0

Jean-Baptiste Mondino: "She's John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the same time". Votes: 0

Just because I'm presented life in a certain way doesn't mean I do all these things. It's just something I choose to express. Votes: 0

Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there. Votes: 0

Let love shine and we will find a way to come together. Votes: 0

Let's forget about time And dance our lives away Votes: 0

Life and love inspire me. I think reinventing yourself is vital to your survival as an artist and a human being. I know it's cliché to say about me at this point, but it's true. My curiosity definitely is the driving force in my life and career. When you stop learning, engaging and growing, you're dead. Votes: 0

Like a virgin, touched for the very first time. Votes: 0

Living For Love single and remixes available in UK soon! Sorry you have to wait! Its not my decision or my choice! Thanks for your patience! #"Ž rebelheart #"Ž livingforlove Votes: 0

Looking at my life, it's very clear to me, I lived so selfishly. Votes: 0

Losing my virginity was a career move. Votes: 0

Love is a bird... she needs to fly Votes: 0

Love´s nothing else than a war in which both are the winners. Votes: 0

Make no mistake, Madonna is always in control of the image she wants you to see. Votes: 0

Making records is not how it used to be! #stillwerking Votes: 0

Manipulating people, that's what I'm good at Votes: 0

Marriage? I don't know what I really think about marriage. I'm a bit confused on that issue. Votes: 0

May the angels protect you, and sadness forget you. Votes: 0

Motherhood was the beginning of my own journey asking the question, 'Why am I here?' I had to stop and think: What am I doing to teach my daughter? What do I believe in? Votes: 0

Music.... makes the people..... come together...... Votes: 0

My daughter is a fan of mine but she doesn't want to be too obvious about it because I'm her mum and it's not cool. Votes: 0

My daughter's birth was like a rebirth for me. Votes: 0

My father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerk. I didn't know his heart was broken, and not another word was spoken. Votes: 0

My father was very strict with me, and I kept seeing a disparity between their freedom and my lack of it, or how I had all the responsibilities and they had none. And the Catholic Church, all of the rules, and why did I have to wear a dress when they could wear pants? I would say to my dad: 'Will Jesus love me less if I wear pants? Am I going to hell?' Votes: 0

My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either. Votes: 0

My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don't require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles. Votes: 0

My home base - pop music and the Catholic Church. Votes: 0

My idea of the perfect man would be someone intelligent and clever enough, but also kind and compassionate enough to stand up to me - to stand up to me with compassion. Votes: 0

My life is not a game that I play to entertain you. Votes: 0

My mother died when I was five, and all I did was sit and cry. I cried and cried and cried all day, until the neighbors went away. Votes: 0

My nature is to provoke, that's true. I can't help myself. But it's always with good intentions. Votes: 0

My point of view and philosophy continues to change and grow. As the years go by you go through this evolution. Votes: 0

My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent. Votes: 0

My work gives me a sense of purpose that I never really had before - it gives me a lot of joy, and it would be wonderful to invite other people to get involved. Votes: 0

Never forget to dream. Votes: 0

Never forget who you are, little star. Votes: 0

New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don't know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time. Votes: 0

No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else Votes: 0

Nos are just as valuable as yeses in the game of life. In fact, they're essential. Votes: 0

Nothing cheers a girl up like SHOPPING! Votes: 0

Nothing really matters; love is all we need. Votes: 0

Nowadays New-York is not the exciting place it used to be. It still has great energy; I still put my finger in the socket. But it doesn't feel alive, cracking with that synergy between the art world and music world and fashion world that was happening in the 80s. A lot of people died. Votes: 0

Obviously, my tastes and my priorities have changed. But I'm still asking the question 'Why?' Just because I'm a mother doesn't mean I'm not still a rebel and that I don't want to go in the face of convention and challenge the system. I never wanted to think in a robotic way, and I don't want my children to think that way, either. Votes: 0

Oh sure, I have lots of fears. My job is to conquer my fears. The irony of being a performer is that I have huge insecurities. Each of us is responsible for what happens in our lives. When good things happen, we take ownership, but when bad things happen we often don't take responsibility. There are no mistakes or accidents. Consciousness is everything and all things begin with a thought. We are responsible for our own fate. We reap what we sow, we get what we give and we pull in what we put out. Votes: 0

On any given night, catch me on the floor, working up a sweat, that's what music's for. Votes: 0

Once you start turning over rocks and reaching out to help people, there's a whole avalanche coming right behind it. And it seems never-ending. But when you see the fruits of your labor, you feel like it's possible. Votes: 0

One is that we are all responsible for our actions, our behavior, and our words, and we must take responsibility for everything we say and do. I am the architect of my destiny. You can`t blame other people for things that happened to you. Votes: 0

One must dare to show what he wants. You have to go and ask for things rather than wait for them to happen. Votes: 0

One of the many things I learned from all of this: If you aren't willing to fight for what you believe in, then don't even enter the ring. Votes: 0

One set of circumstances does not complete you. Maybe nothing ever does. So you work on your life and you work on your 'work' and you try to live every single day like it's your last. And you try to be better, to yourself and to others. I don't always succeed. But I try and it's my goal. Votes: 0

Only the one that hurts you can make you feel better. Only the one that inflicts pain can take it away Votes: 0

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free. Votes: 0

Over 270 girls were kidnapped for going to school in Nigeria! They are still missing! I'M outraged and you should be too!! I'm supporting www.globalfundforwomen.org Join me and take a stand!!!!!!! #Bringbackourgirls #revolutionoflove Votes: 0

People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable. Votes: 0

People have this idea that if you're sexual and beautiful and provocative, then there's nothing else you could possibly offer. Votes: 0

People think that being famous is just about having your picture taken all the time and being rich rich rich, and you know what?... They're absolutely right. Votes: 0

People think they will wake up one day and I'll be gone. But I'm never going away. Votes: 0

People want to hear the dirt. But this is not really anything I want to talk about. Votes: 0

People who have nothing better to do than talk about my hair color have no lives. Votes: 0

People who listen to them properly don't underestimate them. Unfortunately, there's so much about my career and me that distracts people from the actual content of most of my songs. Votes: 0

Popularity comes and goes. You need to know who you are, what you stand for, and why you're here. Votes: 0

Power is a great aphrodisiac and I am a very powerful person Votes: 0

Power is being told you're not loved and not being destroyed by it. Votes: 0

Power without guilt, love without doubt.... Votes: 0

Powerful women are a threat in any society which is why I am such a target. Votes: 0

Publicly humiliating someone for your own gain will only come and haunt you. God's going to have his revenge. Votes: 0

RIP George Michael. I can't believe it. Such an incredible singer and a lovely human being, far too young to leave us. Votes: 0

Rita Haywood gave good face. Votes: 0

Santa cAme early this year! good things come to those who wait! ❤ #rebelheart Votes: 0

Say goodbye to yesterday...those are the words I'll never say. Votes: 0

Say hello to your life. Votes: 0

Set your goals high and go far. Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today. Votes: 0

Sex is the most fun you can have without smiling. Votes: 0

Sexism - you can't be sexy and intelligent. It's not allowed. Votes: 0

Sick and perverted always appeals to me. Votes: 0

Some girls they like candy and others they like to grind. I'll settle for the back of your hand somewhere on my behind. Votes: 0

Some people are medicating themselves all the time so that they don't have to embrace themselves. If you can't feel, you can't embrace. Votes: 0

Some people out there think everything I do is a publicity stunt, they think when I go to the bathroom it's a publicity stunt. Votes: 0

Sometimes I was in a mood to write a song as if I was writing in my journal and reveal certain parts of me that I was ready to reveal. Votes: 0

Sometimes you just have to go and make a mess of things to get people to pay attention. Votes: 0

Start saving your pennies now. People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together, and come to my show. I'm worth it. Votes: 0

Straight men need to be emasculated.... Every straight guy should have a man's tongue in his mouth at least once. Votes: 0

Strong women leave big hickies Votes: 0

Sure, having my pictures taken in the nude and doing things that I did got me in the door but it didn't keep me in the room. To have lasted as long as I've lasted, obviously, I have to have something more going for me. Votes: 0

T.G.T.B.T: too good to be true. Votes: 0

Tell me love isn't true, it's just something that we do. Votes: 0

That consciousness is everything and that all things begin with a thought. That we are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we put out. Votes: 0

That's what I mean about Catholicism - your sexual life is supposed to be dead if you're a good Catholic. That's wrong. It's human nature to be sexual, so why would God want you to deny your human nature? Votes: 0

The beast is the modern world that we live in! The material world. The physical world. The world of illusion that we think is real. We live for it; we're enslaved by it. And it will ultimately be our undoing. Votes: 0

The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty of fans and sell lots of records. Do I care what critics say about me? No, and I don't read reviews. Votes: 0

The cross is a very powerful symbol and it symbolizes suffering, but it also is connected to a person who was loving and sharing and his message was about unconditional love. I tried to take a powerful image and use it to draw attention to a situation that needs attention. For me, we all need to be Jesus in our time. Jesus' message was to love your neighbor as yourself and these are people in need. Votes: 0

The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you. Votes: 0

The essence of femininity is to absolutely love being a woman. Votes: 0

The next time you want pussy, just look in the mirror baby Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The only way I've been able to survive the betrayal of lovers, family members, and society is to be able to create as an artist. Votes: 0

The physical body is assembled just like a chair or a building or a flower, but the revolutions we start, the people we affect and inspire, that is eternal. So, in that respect, we do achieve immortality, and that makes me less fearful. Votes: 0

The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all. Votes: 0

The thing I like least about being famous is being overly scrutinized for everything I say and do. Votes: 0

The thing I love most about being famous is people listening to me when I have something important to say. Votes: 0

The ultimate moment where I most felt like a rebel was in St. Petersburg, Russia [in 2012 during the MDNA Tour] when I was told they were going to arrest anyone who was openly or obviously gay and they came to my shows and I spoke out against the government. Votes: 0

The worst thing about being famous? I think it's what everybody says.. the lack of privacy and the idea that you're not really allowed to make mistakes and everything that you do is viewed under a microscope. Votes: 0

There are any number of things that would be detrimental to your career. Everyone's really afraid. Votes: 0

There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It's about 20 steps away. Votes: 0

There isn't a performer on earth that isn't an exhibitionist. There isn't any point in being in this business if you're not an exhibitionist. And, by the way, you can be an exhibitionist and be very shy as well. Votes: 0

There's a certain satisfaction in a little bit of pain. Votes: 0

There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all. Votes: 0

There's no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.... Votes: 0

There's no greater power than the power of good-bye. Votes: 0

There's no law that says that you cannot be a spiritual person and a sexual person. In fact, if you have the right consciousness, sex is like a prayer. It can be a divine experience. So why do they have to be disassociated with one another? Votes: 0

There's one thing you can't download and that's a live performance. And I know how to put on a show, and enjoy performing, and I'll always have that. Votes: 0

They're only words, unless they're true. Votes: 0

Thinking isn't something you think about. It comes naturally. Thinking involves many things. It involves being an observer. It involves analyzing things, taking in what's around you in the world and finding how to make it inspire your work or turn it into a lesson to teach your children; it's paying attention to details. That's what thinking is: processing. Votes: 0

This will be a revolution of inquiring further, of not worrying about winning other people's approval, of not wishing you were someone else but perfectly content to be who you are. Someone unique, and rare, and fearless. I want to start a revolution of love. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment. Votes: 0

To me, the most important thing - aside from meeting people's physical needs, whether that's education, health care, clothing, food, a roof over their heads - is changing the mind-set and educating people. And most of all, most important, is empowering people and making them self-sustaining. Votes: 0

Today I decided to sing in my underwear! No one seemed to mind! #loveyoufromtheinsideout. #artforfreedom Votes: 0

Trying to be a professional dancer, paying my rent by posing nude for art classes, staring at people staring at me naked. Daring them to think of me as anything but a form they were trying to capture with their pencils and charcoal. I was defiant. Hell-bent on surviving. On making it. But it was hard and it was lonely, and I had to dare myself every day to keep going. Votes: 0

Unbelievable, George Michael has died at the age of 53. RIP.This dreadful year goes on and on.So sad, a real talent. Votes: 0

Unconsciously transmitting ideas to the other MC way back when............,,,..#quantum Votes: 0

Until I learned to love myself, I was never ever lovin' nobody else. Votes: 0

We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge. Isn't it? Votes: 0

We as Americans are completely obsessed and wrapped up in a lot of the wrong values -- looking good, having cash in the bank, being perceived as rich, famous and successful or just being famous, .. It's the most superficial part of the American dream and who would know better than me? The only thing that's going to bring you happiness is love and how you treat your fellow man and having compassion for one another. Votes: 0

We live in a very scary time. Or should I say we don't live at all. Votes: 0

We're in the world of creating illusions and giving people the ability to dream and to be inspired or moved. Votes: 0

We're very privileged as Americans - it's easy to forget about the rest of the world and to think that your problems are the most important problems. Even poor people in America live better than poor people most everywhere else. Votes: 0

What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. Votes: 0

What I find really astonishing is how quiet everybody is in my industry. I mean, nobody in the entertainment business except for maybe a handful of people ever speak out about what's going on. Nobody takes a political stance or expresses an opinion. Votes: 0

What is the big deal about Eminem? Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I like the fact that Eminem is brash and angry and politically incorrect. At least he has an opinion. He's stirring things up. He's provoking a discussion. He's making people's blood boil. He's reflecting what's going on in society right now. That is what art is supposed to do. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

When I discovered that I could write music, it felt like the most natural way for me to connect with people and tell my stories. I've always thought of that as what I do: I tell stories. Votes: 0

When I first came up, the whole AIDS epidemic was starting, and the gay community that I experienced from the beginning of my career was mostly - and overwhelmingly - concerned with staying alive. And, also, I felt really aware of the preciousness of life and time. The gay community and people who were HIV-positive were treated so badly, and I was very disturbed by things. But I also saw a lot of love and connection in the gay community at that time. Votes: 0

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. Votes: 0

When I think about popular culture, I can't help but think that we're living in the age of loneliness. There's this illusion that we all have instant access to each other, but we actually have no real connection. Votes: 0

When I'm dead and no longer the threat. My comfort is that all the great artists since the beginning of time have always been completely misunderstood and never fully appreciated until they were dead. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

When you are raised to believe that anything having to do with sex is forbidden and taboo, then of course that's all you want to know about. That becomes your complete and utter fascination. That is the surest way to interest a child. Votes: 0

When you make a movie, it seems like there's nothing but resistance. It's kind of a miracle that any movie ever gets made. Votes: 0

When you make a movie, it's just a huge bureaucracy because movies cost so much money. Millions of people get involved, and pretty soon the creative idea gets tramped on and watered down or filtered through a huge system. Votes: 0

When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you feel alive, all your nerve endings stand up, something just clicks. Votes: 0

Whenever I do my live shows, I feel artistically inspired and excited because I get to do and say a lot of things that I can't if I just make a record. A lot of times it's the only way people are going to hear my music because you don't get to have your music played on Top 40 if you're above the age of 35. Votes: 0

Who is my role model and how long can I keep this going? I just move around and do different things and come back to music, try making films and come back to music, write children's books and come back to music. Votes: 0

Who needs a smile when a tear's so full of love? Votes: 0

Who needs the sun, when the rain is so full of life? Votes: 0

Why did God create men? Because vibrators can't mow the lawn. Votes: 0

Why did I want to break all the rules? Because the rules didn't make sense, that's why Votes: 0

With every breath, I'm deeper in you. Votes: 0

Words are useless, especially sentences. Votes: 0

Yoga is a metaphor for life. You have to take it really slowly. You can't rush. You can't skip to the next position. You find yourself in very humiliating situations, but you can't judge yourself. You just have to breathe, and let go. It is a workout for your mind, your body and your soul. Votes: 0

You bring me to my knees, while I'm scratching out the eyes of a world I want to conquer, and deliver, and despise. And right while I am kneeling there, I suddenly begin to care. And understand that there could be a person that loves me. Votes: 0

You can be sexy, but you can't be 50 Votes: 0

You can tell how much fun a city is going to be if Nobu is in it. Votes: 0

You didn't understand or care to know, you get your education from your lovers. Votes: 0

You don't have to have a language in common with someone for a sexual rapport. But it helps if the language you don't understand is Italian. Votes: 0

You don't want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room. You want to be surrounded by other thinking people who are going to say something that makes you think, "Oh, my God, that's an amazing idea. Why didn't I think of that." Votes: 0

You gave me back the paradise That I thought I lost for good You helped me find the reasons why It took me by surprise that you understood You knew all along What I never wanted to say Until I learned to love myself I was never ever lovin' anybody else. Votes: 0

You have to be patient. I'm not! Votes: 0

You have to reinvent to stay fresh, to stay in the game Votes: 0

You only see what your eyes want to see. How can life be what you want it to be? Votes: 0

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. Votes: 0

You took a poison arrow and you aimed it at my heart. It's heavy and it's bitter, and it's tearing me apart. Votes: 0

You'll always be two steps behind me. Votes: 0

You're frozen when your heart's not open Votes: 0

You're getting angry, you know I can see. You're just jealous, cause you can't be me. Votes: 0

You're so consumed with how much you get, you waste your time with hate and regret. Votes: 0

As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation. Votes: 0

Fame is a form of misunderstanding. Votes: 0

We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other. And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I'm doing. It's important for us to support each other. Votes: 0

Bad habits die hard...........❤ #livingforlove ❤ #rebelheart Votes: 0

The media is something that affects a lot of people, so you're constantly trying to strike a balance between respecting something and not caring about it. Votes: 0

'Jesus' message was to love your neighbour as yourself, and there are people in need. I hope that people got that message. Votes: 0

Truth is never far behind. Votes: 0

I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building. Votes: 0

Elvis Presley? He's God. Votes: 0

Fame can be very disruptive. It can be like a drug. It gives you the feeling that you're happy, it gives you the feeling of self-importance, it gives you the feeling of fullfilment; but it can distract you from what is really important. Votes: 0

When I get down on my knees, it is not to pray. Votes: 0

Farewell Gaultier!! Preteporte will miss you! ❤ ❤ ❤ 4 ever Votes: 0

I've gone from having a huge fan base to losing a huge fan base to having a kind of fluctuating fan base. I've always had a core of fans who've stuck by me but, depending on the kind of music I do, I end up appealing to certain groups of people and alienating others. Votes: 0

In everyday life I am quiet and reserved, not the housekeeper type but cool and relaxed. I don't get up in the morning wearing false eyelashes and I don't wear fancy underwear when I'm cooking popcorn. I'm a nice little ducky. Votes: 0

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone. Votes: 0

In our house we don't use words like "despise" and 'hate,' we say "strongly dislike." Votes: 0