Madonna Ciccone Quotes

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.

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.

Sick and perverted always appeals to me.

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.

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

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.

It's weird juggling children in a rhinestone outfit.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I guess I like to have fun.

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.

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

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.

Having money is just the best thing in the world.

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

I believe women should own their sexuality and sexual expression.

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.

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.

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.

If you want to change the world, change yourself.

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.

Beauty is where you find it.

I feel like everything I do makes people feel really uncomfortable.

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

Words are useless, especially sentences.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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