Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) Quotes
I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
Quotes to Explore
-
Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
-
I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.
-
I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.
-
Boats are something I am very, very passionate about; cars are something I grew up with... I used to race cars since I was a child.
-
My father was a socialist, so he would have thought that I shouldn't be a dame.
-
Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That's just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin.
-
'Fight Master' is a proving ground for young, aspiring fighters who want a chance to play on a bigger stage. That's something it has in common with 'The Ultimate Fighter,' which has always been like a farm league for the UFC, a place to develop new talent.
-
Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.
-
It'll seem convenient 'cause I am ambassador for the charity, but Look Good Feel Better launched a set of makeup brushes through Priceline, and I use the multi-tasking brush to apply my liquid foundation. It's wonderful. As good as the Bobbi Brown Full Coverage Face brush, which I also use.
-
I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.
-
I'm not saying that in order to be a great jazz musician you have to be a great classical pianist first. But I am saying that it makes things easier when you can get around the instrument, and you have some idea of how to approach the various hurdles.
-
I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
-
I grew up on the rough side of the tracks. If you looked like you were soft, you would be fodder for the wolves. I came up in my neighbourhood like, 'I'm just gonna be me,' and all the thugs just said, 'It's OK, he's special.' They knew I had the talent with the rhymes, so they kept me around.
-
I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.
-
I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details.
-
I always try to put something personal on my albums just to give people out there a little piece of my history and how I got where I am and who I am.
-
I'm sure back in the Greek days or the Roman Empire days, when guys fought in arenas and were fighting lions, people were talking smack. Every era in history has someone talking smack. No way you can have talent and not proclaim your victory.
-
Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.
-
I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.
-
Talent without tact is only half talent.
-
Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks of life.
-
One must observe the proper rites.
-
Tom’s need to live out his life as a memorial to his comrades.
-
I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
