One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it. Madonna Ciccone More Quotes by Madonna Ciccone More Quotes From Madonna Ciccone If you want something bad enough the whole world conspires to help you get it. Madonna Ciccone want-somethinghelpingworld I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive. Madonna Ciccone musicalivekings There isn't a performer on earth that isn't an exhibitionist. There isn't any point in being in this business if you're not an exhibitionist. And, by the way, you can be an exhibitionist and be very shy as well. Madonna Ciccone shyearthway Sure, having my pictures taken in the nude and doing things that I did got me in the door but it didn't keep me in the room. To have lasted as long as I've lasted, obviously, I have to have something more going for me. Madonna Ciccone takendoorslong Power is being told you're not loved and not being destroyed by it. Madonna Ciccone destroyed As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation. Madonna Ciccone stupiditymediadoe Sometimes you just have to go and make a mess of things to get people to pay attention. Madonna Ciccone payattentionpeople I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere. Madonna Ciccone freakfitgrowing-up I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to... you have to laugh, especially at yourself. Madonna Ciccone inspiringpeoplethinking 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. Madonna Ciccone conquer-the-worldinspirepeople I'm not a reluctant pop star. I'm very grateful and happy for everything that I have and for things when they go well. On the other hand, I've had enough of the other side to know that if it doesn't, I will survive that and life goes on. Madonna Ciccone gratefulstarshands Why did I want to break all the rules? Because the rules didn’t make sense, that’s why Madonna Ciccone make-sensebreakwant I want to appeal to people's sense of humanity and interconnectedness. I feel like I have the platform I'm standing on for a reason. It's not just to make people happy and get people to dance and sing, to feel an escape. It's also to get people to listen and to bring important issues to the forefront. Madonna Ciccone issueshumanitypeople I am not reinventing myself. I am going through the layers and revealing myself. I am on a journey, an adventure that's constantly changing shape. Madonna Ciccone shapesjourneyadventure There's one thing you can't download and that's a live performance. And I know how to put on a show, and enjoy performing, and I'll always have that. Madonna Ciccone downloadsperformingenjoy I wanted to be a nun. I saw nuns as superstars. When I was growing up I went to a Catholic school, and the nuns, to me, were these superhuman, beautiful, fantastic people. Madonna Ciccone growing-upbeautifulschool If you want to change the world, change yourself. Madonna Ciccone changewantworld 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. Madonna Ciccone inspirepeopleart I feel that most gay men are so much more in touch with a certain kind of sensitivity that heterosexual men aren't allowed to be in touch with, their feminine side. To me they're whole human beings, more so than most of the straight men that I know. Madonna Ciccone gaysidesmen I'm so used to people slagging me off. Since the beginning of my career I've been told I have no talent, I can't sing and I'm a one-hit wonder. Madonna Ciccone talentcareerspeople
