Madonna Quotes

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.

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

Love is a bird... she needs to fly.

Its boring not to take risks

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.

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

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

Fame is a form of misunderstanding.

Being loved keeps you young.

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

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.

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.

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.

Rejection is the greatest aphrodisiac.

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

I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.

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

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

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.

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.

A good relationship is a competition of generosity.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

Nothing lasts forever. Should I?

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

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

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

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

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

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

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

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

Losing my virginity was a career move.

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.

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

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

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

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.