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. Madonna Ciccone More Quotes by Madonna Ciccone More Quotes From Madonna Ciccone Who needs the sun, when the rain is so full of life? Madonna Ciccone rain philosophy needs 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. Madonna Ciccone fighting flower men 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. Madonna Ciccone you-changed remember way Children always think they did something wrong when their parents disappear. Madonna Ciccone parent children thinking 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? Madonna Ciccone motherhood daughter believe In the midnight hour I can feel your power... Madonna Ciccone controversy hours midnight 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. Madonna Ciccone energy world art 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. Madonna Ciccone america people thinking Are you ready boots? Start Walking.....never look back. # artforfreedom # revolutionoflove Madonna Ciccone ready boots looks 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. Madonna Ciccone views beach years Death was a big part of my life growing up. I went to lots of funerals. Madonna Ciccone growing funeral growing-up You only see what your eyes want to see. How can life be what you want it to be? Madonna Ciccone eye want philosophy I tried to be a boy, I tried to be a girl, I tried to be a mess. Madonna Ciccone mess girl boys All you need is your own imagination. So use it that's what it's for. Madonna Ciccone imagination use needs If you don't vote, you're going to get a spanking. Madonna Ciccone spanking vote ifs 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!! Madonna Ciccone ignorance heart children 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. Madonna Ciccone honesty eye world 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. Madonna Ciccone responsibility mistake jobs I was never satisfied with casual encounters, I can't hide my need for two hearts that bleed with burning love. Madonna Ciccone heart two sex You're so consumed with how much you get, you waste your time with hate and regret. Madonna Ciccone regret hate revenge