Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) Quotes
I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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One must not trifle with love.
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Words are powerful things. They can start—or end—wars. People believe in words. They are the fundamental expression of ourselves, the division between human and not, the means by which we learn. And while people use words to teach, to express art, to proclaim truths, at the most basic level, people use words to simply say: I am here.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
