My mother died when I was five, and all I did was sit and cry. I cried and cried and cried all day, until the neighbors went away. Madonna Ciccone More Quotes by Madonna Ciccone More Quotes From Madonna Ciccone Popularity comes and goes. You need to know who you are, what you stand for, and why you're here. Madonna Ciccone comes-and-goespopularityneeds It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on chastity and virginity. Madonna Ciccone premiumagnosticbelieve The essence of femininity is to absolutely love being a woman. Madonna Ciccone being-a-womanessencelove-is I don't give a damn if I go to hell. I love you Satan. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Madonna Ciccone good-intentionslove-yougiving No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else Madonna Ciccone know-yourselfwaitingwant One of the many things I learned from all of this: If you aren't willing to fight for what you believe in, then don't even enter the ring. Madonna Ciccone ringsfightingbelieve I don't care if you hate me or love me, as long as I make you think. Madonna Ciccone hatelongthinking I refuse to act the way someone expects me to. Madonna Ciccone refuseway No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself. Madonna Ciccone changeinspiringinspirational I always acted like a star long before I was one. Madonna Ciccone starslong We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge. Madonna Ciccone forgivenessrevengehurt I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams. Madonna Ciccone dreamgraduationinspirational I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art. Madonna Ciccone experimentsself-loveart I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people's hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I've really accomplished something. Madonna Ciccone heartpeoplethinking 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. Madonna Ciccone supportpeopleideas It doesn't matter who you are, it's what you do that takes you far. Madonna Ciccone adageswho-you-arematter Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep. Madonna Ciccone hundredsheepyears I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is. Madonna Ciccone marriedsillythinking Fame is a form of misunderstanding. Madonna Ciccone misunderstandingformfame 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. Madonna Ciccone lexiconmagazinespeople
