Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) Quotes

When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park.

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• Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?

  

  Pat Buchanan
  • Death
  • Freedom
  • Religious

• Nobody was my support. You have to support yourself, and I think that is the beauty of being a woman. You can handle anything and be ten times better than men.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • Men
  • Support
  • Beauty

• I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.

  

  Natalie Wood
  • Morning
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• I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.

  

  Yoshihiko Noda
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• This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.

  

  Barbara Deming
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• My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.

  

  Gale Gordon
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• I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.

  

  Ed Asner
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• I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.

  

  Salvador Dali
  • Look
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• I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.

  

  Tamora Pierce
  • Family
  • Parents
  • Parenting

• I've laid my friends bare.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Friends
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• You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.

  

  Dan Quayle
  • Happy
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• We grow small trying to be great.

  

  E. Stanley Jones
  • Great
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• So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.

  

  Rachel Nichols
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• If it were not for government regulation of big corporations, executives at companies like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, they could have cheated investors out of millions.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Government
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• A goal is a dream with a deadline.

  

  Napoleon Hill
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• My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me, probably more than I realised.

  

  Pam Ferris
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• My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

  

  K. D. Lang
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• People take sides on political things, such as the Vietnam War. War is immoral and war is wrong, but I don't think the clergy ought to bring it before the Church.

  

  Warren Giles
  • People
  • War
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• I just work with people that I love and respect, that inspire me to be a better person, a better artist.

  

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• David Harrington, who's the violinist and founder of Kronos, is a super open-minded and adventurous guy.

  

  Bryce Dessner The National
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• I remember playing in Union City, and we had crap games after we finished playing at night. We would go next door to the cab stand where they were playing gin rummy and betting $1,000 a hand.

  

  Frank Vincent
  • Remember
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• I am closest to my mother, as she is my rock, my pillar of strength, and my world. Not only has she stood by me through all times - happy, sad, and otherwise - but there have even been moments when I had completely lost hope, and her immense belief in me had lifted me up.

  

  Amruta Khanvilkar
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• A person's tragedy does not make up their entire life. A story carves deep grooves into our brains each time we tell it. But we aren't one story. We can change our stories. We can write our own.

  

  Amy Poehler
  • Life
  • Up
  • Time

• When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park.

  

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