I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams. Madonna More Quotes by Madonna More Quotes From Madonna Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion. Madonna 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. I know these things for sure. Madonna 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. Madonna I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move. Madonna Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. Madonna 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. Madonna How could I have been anything else but what I am, having been named Madonna. I would either have ended up a nun or this. Madonna I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God. Madonna I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against. Madonna I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could stand me? Madonna Losing my virginity was a career move. Madonna Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. Madonna