Best 490 quotes of Madonna Ciccone on MyQuotes

Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove

A fire lit under my ass? Yeah, that's true. No time to waste.

After years and years of everybody commenting on the way I look and dress and being photographed, one starts to become self-conscious and starts to plan things more. You end up judging yourself more, what looks good and what doesn't.

A good relationship is a competition of generosity.

All the criticism is ultimately a blessing in disguise. Because now people know about Malawi [due to the child adoption]. And now people know about the orphans there. And hopefully it's gonna turn around. And a positive is gonna come out of the negative.

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

A lot of people are just really confused by me; they don’t know what to think of me, so they try to compartmentalize me or diminish me. Maybe they just feel unsafe. But any time you have an overtly emotional or irrational, negative reaction to something, you’re fearing something that it’s bringing up in you.

A lot of people saw Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland as persecuted and tragic and vulnerable, and I think a lot of gay men feel that way because of their particular predicament in society and not being accepted completely.

A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that.

And I feel faster than the speeding light.

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.

And, it seems like a whole new generation of kids have discovered his genius and are bringing him to life again. I hope that wherever Michael is right now he is smiling about this. Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king.

And then, going to high school, I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn't fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.

Are you ready boots? Start Walking.....never look back. #‎ artforfreedom #‎ revolutionoflove

Art can heal it if art is allowed to exist. And if art is slowly wiped off the face of the planet, then what tools do we have to reach people, to appeal to them and all of their senses?

Art keeps me alive. I've obviously been devastated or heartbroken all my life, since my mother's death.

As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person.

As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.

At a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say right on motherfuckers!

Bad habits die hard...........❤ #livingforlove ❤ #rebelheart

Beauty's where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.

Because I've taken my clothes off in public doesn't mean that I've revealed every inch of my soul.

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities.

Being able to step outside of yourself in order to help someone else is why we're all here, it's what we should all be doing if we can.

Being blonde is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blonde has some incredible sort of sexual connotation. Men really respond to it. I love blonde hair but it really does something different to you. I feel more grounded when I have dark hair, and I feel more ethereal when I have light hair. It's unexplainable. I also feel more Italian when my hair is dark.

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.

Being loved keeps you young.

Being poor in Africa is something people in America can't relate to. Part of the challenge is bringing that reality to people and moving them. You have to arouse compassion.

Believing in yourself and being willing to do anything, to walk through the fire, to do what it is that you want to do. Getting out of that car accident covered with blood to play the gig . . . I mean, that's me. That's just me.

Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.

Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep.

Britney Spears became my talisman. I became obsessed with wearing Britney T-shirts. I felt it would bring me luck. And it did.

Brushing my Grilzz Before I Booty Pop. A Woman's work is never Done!

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.

Catholicism is a really mean religion, and it's incredibly hypocritical. But it plays a role in my life 'cause you can't really get a lot of things out of your head, such as what Jesus Christ looks like and that divorce is a horrible thing.

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

Cease Fire ! Inshallah!!! Baruch Hashem!! Praise the Lord! #ceasefireforever #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove

Children always think they did something wrong when their parents disappear.

Cosmic systems intertwine, astral bodies drip like wine, all of nature ebbs and flows. Comets shoot across the sky, can't explain the reasons why, this is how creation goes.

Crucifixes are sexy because there's a naked man on them.

David Bowie really played with ideas, and iconography and imagery. He's brilliant man. And a gentleman, too.

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened you'll slip away.

Death was a big part of my life growing up. I went to lots of funerals.

Do everything you're told. Be a good cheerleader. And never, never say, 'It's not so bad.' Say 'You are almost there!' And say it a lot.

Do I have to change my name, will it get me far? Should I lose some weight, am I gonna be a star?

Donald Trump is the president. It's not a bad dream. It really happened. It's like being dumped by a lover and also being stuck in a nightmare.

Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it...

Dress like Britney Spears and think like me, and everything will be fine.

Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I'm feminine. So I relate to feminine men.

Ever since my daughter was born I feel the fleetingness of time. And I don't want to waste it on getting the perfect lip color.