People think that being famous is just about having your picture taken all the time and being rich rich rich, and you know what?... They're absolutely right. Madonna Ciccone More Quotes by Madonna Ciccone More Quotes From Madonna Ciccone I might be responsible for as many gay marriages as I am for heterosexual divorces. Madonna Ciccone divorcegaymight I panic every time I put out a record. I think every artist does. Madonna Ciccone artistdoethinking I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80's just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick. Madonna Ciccone purplehairthinking I don't think ultimately God punishes. I think we bring about our own destruction or our own creation. Madonna Ciccone creationdestructionthinking If I have to be the person who opens the door for women to believe and understand and embrace the idea that they can be sexual and look good and be as relevant in their 50s or their 60s as they were in their 20s, then so be it. Madonna Ciccone doorsbelieveideas I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive. Madonna Ciccone rebelliousstrongthinking If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me. Madonna Ciccone inspirational-sportssuccessfirsts I'm attracted to men who are going to stand up to me. Madonna Ciccone men The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective. Madonna Ciccone perspectivepeopleideas I feel like I've survived so much, and been through so much. And sometimes I miss the innocence of those times. Life was different. New York was different. The music business was different. I miss the simplicity of it, the naivete of everyone around me. Madonna Ciccone simplicitynew-yorkmissing I think they were scared of me because I was different. Madonna Ciccone scareddifferentthinking People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable. Madonna Ciccone swear-to-godmoralpeople I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against. Madonna Ciccone rebelcomplainingway The worst thing about being famous? I think it's what everybody says.. the lack of privacy and the idea that you're not really allowed to make mistakes and everything that you do is viewed under a microscope. Madonna Ciccone mistakeideasthinking We've made so many advances in other areas - civil rights, gay rights - but ageism is still an area that's taboo and not talked about and dealt with. Madonna Ciccone gayrightsmade I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty Madonna Ciccone fortyidiotage Romance should be spontaneous, but in my career I'm totally in control. Madonna Ciccone spontaneousromancecareers Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent. Madonna Ciccone independentagehome Being blond is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blond has some incredible sort of sexual connotation. Madonna Ciccone incrediblesdifferentmind I worked for everything that I got and I worked long and hard before I got to this point so when I got it I thought I deserve it. Madonna Ciccone harddeservelong
