Madonna Ciccone Quotes

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

Fame is a form of misunderstanding.

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

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.

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

Rejection is the greatest aphrodisiac.

I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.

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

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.

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.

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.

A good relationship is a competition of generosity.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Nothing lasts forever. Should I?

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

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

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.

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.

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?

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

Losing my virginity was a career move.

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.

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

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

I am very proud to be Italian.

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

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.

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.

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

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