I Laugh At Myself. I Don't Take Myself Completely Seriously. I Think That's Another Quality That People Have To Hold On To... You Have To Laugh, Especially At Yourself.

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I Laugh At Myself.

Madonna Ciccone

I Laugh At Myself. I Don't Take Myself Completely Seriously. I Think That's Another Quality That People Have To Hold On To... You Have To Laugh, Especially At Yourself.

Topic

Inspiring

Thinking

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Song

Doubt

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Sorry

Philosophy

Human Nature

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Heart

Arrows

Rejection

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Ideas

Back When

Way

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Dating

Care

Detroit

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Provocative

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Numbers

Important

Records

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Photography

Negative

Turns

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Phones

Talking

Rooms

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Zero

Journey

People

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Prayer

Son

Years

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Art

Stars

Media

If You Want Something Bad Enough The Whole World Conspires To Help You Get It.

Want Something

World

Helping

I Feel That Most Gay Men Are So Much More In Touch With A Certain Kind Of Sensitivity That Heterosexual Men Aren't Allowed To Be In Touch With, Their Feminine Side. To Me They're Whole Human Beings, More So Than Most Of The Straight Men That I Know.

Gay

Men

Sides

When You Are Raised To Believe That Anything Having To Do With Sex Is Forbidden And Taboo, Then Of Course That's All You Want To Know About. That Becomes Your Complete And Utter Fascination. That Is The Surest Way To Interest A Child.

Sex

Children

Believe

Everyone Went Out And Bought Sex, It Was Sold Out In Two Seconds. And Then Everybody Slagged Me Off. That, To Me Is A Statement Of The Hypocrisy Of The World That We Live In. The Fact That Everybody Is So Interested In Sex But Won't Admit It.

Sex

Two

Hypocrisy

There Isn't A Performer On Earth That Isn't An Exhibitionist. There Isn't Any Point In Being In This Business If You're Not An Exhibitionist. And, By The Way, You Can Be An Exhibitionist And Be Very Shy As Well.

Shy

Earth

Way

I Think There Are Just As Many Assholes Meeting The Old-fashioned Way As There Are Meeting In The New Hookup Culture.

Thinking

Culture

Way

No Separation! We All Bleed The Same Color! #ceasefire #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove

Color

Ceasefire

Separation

We're Very Privileged As Americans - It's Easy To Forget About The Rest Of The World And To Think That Your Problems Are The Most Important Problems. Even Poor People In America Live Better Than Poor People Most Everywhere Else.

Thinking

America

People

When You're 25, It's A Little Bit Easier To Be Daring, Especially If You Are A Pop Star, Because Eccentric Behavior Is Expected From You.

Stars

Littles

Eccentric

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Gay

Caring

Thinking

You Gave Me Back The Paradise That I Thought I Lost For Good You Helped Me Find The Reasons Why It Took Me By Surprise That You Understood You Knew All Along What I Never Wanted To Say Until I Learned To Love Myself I Was Never Ever Lovin' Anybody Else.

Paradise

Reason Why

Love Myself

If You Have To Ask For Something More Than Once Or Twice, It Wasn't Yours In The First Place. And That's Hard To Accept When You Love Someone.

Philosophy

When You Love Someone

Firsts

The Critics Have Been Writing Me Off For 20 Years. That's Nothing New. As Far As I Know I Still Have Plenty Of Fans And Sell Lots Of Records. Do I Care What Critics Say About Me? No, And I Don't Read Reviews.

Writing

Years

Criticism

I Panic Every Time I Put Out A Record. I Think Every Artist Does.

Artist

Thinking

Doe

I Went To New York. I Had A Dream. I Wanted To Be A Big Star, I Didn’t Know Anybody, I Wanted To Dance, I Wanted To Sing, I Wanted To Do All Those Things, I Wanted To Make People Happy, I Wanted To Be Famous, I Wanted Everybody To Love Me. I Wanted To Be A Star. I Worked Really Hard, And My Dream Came True.

Dream

New York

Stars

The Media Is Something That Affects A Lot Of People, So You're Constantly Trying To Strike A Balance Between Respecting Something And Not Caring About It.

Caring

Media

People

I Felt Very Awkward And Out Of Place In School. Not Popular, Not Attractive, Not Special In Any Way And I Was Longing For Love And Approval From Someone.

Self Esteem

School

Awkward

One Set Of Circumstances Does Not Complete You. Maybe Nothing Ever Does. So You Work On Your Life And You Work On Your 'work' And You Try To Live Every Single Day Like It's Your Last. And You Try To Be Better, To Yourself And To Others. I Don't Always Succeed. But I Try And It's My Goal.

Goal

Trying

Doe

Nowadays New-york Is Not The Exciting Place It Used To Be. It Still Has Great Energy; I Still Put My Finger In The Socket. But It Doesn't Feel Alive, Cracking With That Synergy Between The Art World And Music World And Fashion World That Was Happening In The 80s. A Lot Of People Died.

Fashion

Art

New York

On The One Hand, The Idea Of Marriage And The Sort Of Traditional Family Life Repulses Me. But On The Other Hand, I Long For It, You Know What I Mean? I'm Constantly In Conflict With Things. And It Is Because Of My Past And My Upbringing And The Journey That I've Been On.

Mean

Past

Journey

When I First Came Up, The Whole Aids Epidemic Was Starting, And The Gay Community That I Experienced From The Beginning Of My Career Was Mostly - And Overwhelmingly - Concerned With Staying Alive. And, Also, I Felt Really Aware Of The Preciousness Of Life And Time. The Gay Community And People Who Were Hiv-positive Were Treated So Badly, And I Was Very Disturbed By Things. But I Also Saw A Lot Of Love And Connection In The Gay Community At That Time.

Gay

Epidemics

Careers

Younger People Are Generally More Adventurous - They're More Open, More Fun - Have You Met Many Guys My Age? Guys My Age Are Married Or Divorced Or Grumpy, Fat And Balding.

Fun

People

Guy

I Like To Make People Think.

Thinking

People

We Live In A World Where People Like To Pit Women Against Each Other. And This Is Why I Love The Idea Of Embracing Other Females Who Are Doing What I'm Doing. It's Important For Us To Support Each Other.

Ideas

People

Support

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Light

Speed

Faster

The Thing I Like Least About Being Famous Is Being Overly Scrutinized For Everything I Say And Do.

Being Famous

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.

Mind

Different

Incredibles

I Was Never Appalled By Myself. I Felt A Little Bit Uneasy About Certain Things. But Honestly I've Learned To Love Myself And To See That In The Midst Of All My Ambition And Desire To Succeed And My Search For Approval, I Do Give Things To People. I Bring Some Sort Of Happiness To Their Lives. So I'm Not So Hard On Myself Anymore.

Ambition

People

Giving

I Do Some Of My Best Stand-up Comedy During Sound Checks.

Sound

Comedy

Checks

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.

Men

Thinking

Guy

Family Is Everything. Family Comes First. It's Not What I Expected It To Be, But Nothing Ever Is.

Family

Firsts

Expected

Whenever I Do My Live Shows, I Feel Artistically Inspired And Excited Because I Get To Do And Say A Lot Of Things That I Can't If I Just Make A Record. A Lot Of Times It's The Only Way People Are Going To Hear My Music Because You Don't Get To Have Your Music Played On Top 40 If You're Above The Age Of 35.

People

Age

Records

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Crazy

Years

People

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Children

Thinking

Asking Questions

I’m A Role Model For Those Who Dare To Be Different. For Those Who Dare To Take A Stand In Their Life And Have An Opinion

Role Models

Different

Roles

Motherhood Was The Beginning Of My Own Journey Asking The Question, 'why Am I Here?' I Had To Stop And Think: What Am I Doing To Teach My Daughter? What Do I Believe In?

I'm Constantly Exploring Spirituality, Sexuality, Different Aspects Of Love, Whether It's Romantic Love Or The Love You Have For Your Children. And Love Can Be As Devastating And Destructive As It Can Be Rejuvenating And Life-giving. I Guess I Try To Capture All Of That.

Children

Love You

Romantic Love

If You Want To Change The World, Change Yourself.

Change

World

Want

I Am A Tip-top Starlet. That Is My Job That I Am Paid To Do.

Jobs

Starlets

Paid

Having Children Made Me Go Down A Road Of Serious Introspection And Self-examination. I Think It's Informed And Hopefully Enhanced My Creativity.

Children

Creativity

Thinking

Raising Kids Makes Most People, Including Me, Grow Up At Least A Little.

Relationship

Growing Up

Kids

If Those Civil Rights Groups Are Going Into Those Orphanages And Offering To Look After Those Children, Then They Have Every Right To Make A Stink About It. But They're Not. They're Not Offering A Solution.

Children

Rights

Offering

I Know I Can Feel Bad, When I Get In A Bad Mood, And The World Can Look So Sad, Only You Make Me Feel Good.

Sad

Feel Good

Looks

George [michael], I Want Your Sex, So Be My Father Figure And I Will Have Faith If We Have To Live Hand-to-mouth. The Diva Himself.

Sex

Father

Hands

I'm Obsessed With Clowns And What They Represent And The Idea That Clowns Are Supposed To Make You Laugh, But Inevitably They're Hiding Something. That's How I Look At My Life.

Hiding Something

Ideas

Laughing

You Have To Reinvent To Stay Fresh, To Stay In The Game

Games

I Think The Silence Would Be Good With Me, And Not Interacting With People Would Be Okay. But Not Being Able To Move Outside Of The Space Would Be Hard. Not Being Able To Walk Around - The Stillness Of My Body, Physically - That Would Be The Challenge.

Moving

Thinking

Space

Make No Mistake, Madonna Is Always In Control Of The Image She Wants You To See.

Mistake

Want

I've Been Inspired By Films Since I Started Dancing, And I'm Married To A Filmmaker, And I Think It Was One Of My Secret Desires, But I Was Afraid To Just Say, 'i Want To Be A Director'. But Then One Day I Said, O.k., Stop Dreaming And Do It. But I Didn't Want To Do It The Hollywood Way, And Talk Through Agents. I Decided It All Had To Be Generated By Me, So I Wrote It.

Dream

Thinking

Dancing

I Am A Survivor. I Am Like A Cockroach, You Just Can't Get Rid Of Me.

Cockroaches

Survivor

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

Fire

Praise

Lord

You Have To Be Patient. I'm Not!

Patient

Be Patient

If At First You Don't Succeed, You're Obviously Not Me.

Success

Inspirational Sports

Firsts

If Your Joy Is Derived From What Society Thinks Of You, You're Always Going To Be Disappointed.

Single

Thinking

Joy

I Was Sacked From Dunkin' Donuts For Squirting The Donuts Jelly All Over The Customers.

Jelly

Dunkin Donuts

Donuts

I Believe Women Should Own Their Sexuality And Sexual Expression.

Believe

Expression

Sexuality

I Made A Vow That I Would Never Need Another Person Ever. Turned My Heart Into A Cage, A Victim Of A Kind Of Rage.

Heart

Sadness

Needs

If I Was A Girl Again, I Would Like To Be Like My Fans, I Would Like To Be Like Madonna.

Girl

Girly

Fans

Prince Charles Is Very Relaxed At The Table, Throwing His Salad Around Willy-nilly. I Didn't Find Him Stiff At All.

Tables

Salad

Throwing

I Like Talking; I Like Playing With The Audience.

Talking

Audience

There's No Law That Says That You Cannot Be A Spiritual Person And A Sexual Person. In Fact, If You Have The Right Consciousness, Sex Is Like A Prayer. It Can Be A Divine Experience. So Why Do They Have To Be Disassociated With One Another?

Spiritual

Sex

Prayer

May The Angels Protect You, And Sadness Forget You.

Sadness

Angel

May

Crucifixes Are Sexy Because There's A Naked Man On Them.

Sexy

Jesus

Men

I Am Because We Are. We All Bleed The Same Color. We All Want To Love And Be Loved.

Color

Want

They're Only Words, Unless They're True.

Philosophy

I Think There Probably Was A Time When I Was Less Provocative. That's When I Was Married.

Thinking

Married

Provocative

Straight Men Need To Be Emasculated.... Every Straight Guy Should Have A Man's Tongue In His Mouth At Least Once.

Men

Should Have

Guy

Hey, Wait A Minute, I Was A Spice Girl Once!

Girl

Waiting

Hey

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.

Confused

Emotional

Thinking

I See A Huge Paradox In Me - The Intense Need To Be Loved And The Search For Approval Juxtaposed With The Need To Nurture Other People, To Be The Mother I Never Had.

Mother

People

Needs

Ultimately It Boils Down To The Same Thing All Relationships Boil Down To: Eating Humble Pie. I Sometimes Eat Quite A Lot. But, However Bitter It Might Taste, It's The Best Pie. It's On The Menu Constantly For Both Parties.

Party

Humble

Pie

I Think I Had A Lot Of Bad Hair Moments. In The Early 80's Just Sometimes I Wore Purple Lipstick Or Green Lipstick.

Thinking

Hair

Purple

I Love Being A Mother. My Children Fill Me Up In Many Ways, And Inspire Me In Many Ways, But I Need A Partner In My Life And I Think Most People Feel That Way.

Mother

Children

Love Is

I Worship F. Scott Fitzgerald And I Love His Writing.

Writing

Scott Fitzgerald

Worship

Its Better To Live A Goat Than 100 Sheep.

Sheep

Goats

Only The One That Hurts You Can Make You Feel Better. Only The One That Inflicts Pain Can Take It Away

Hurt

Pain

Feel Better

Just Like A Prayer, Your Voice Can Take Me There.

People Have This Idea That If You're Sexual And Beautiful And Provocative, Then There's Nothing Else You Could Possibly Offer.

Beautiful

Ideas

People

In My Coming-of-age Time, There Was No Internet, No Social Networking, Nothing. It Was Just Show After Show, Hoping One Day Somebody Would Notice You.

Age

One Day

Networking

In Our House We Don't Use Words Like "despise" And 'hate,' We Say "strongly Dislike."

Hate

House

Despise

I'll Stop When I Run Out Of Ideas.

Running

Ideas

I Just Like The Idea Of Pills. I Like To Collect Them But Not Actually Take Them. When I Fell Off My Horse, I Got Tons Of Stuff: Demerol And Vicodin And Xanax And Valium And Oxycontin, Which Is Supposed To Be Like Heroin. And I'm Quite Scared To Take Them. I'm A Control Freak.

Horse

Xanax

Ideas

The Cross Is A Very Powerful Symbol And It Symbolizes Suffering, But It Also Is Connected To A Person Who Was Loving And Sharing And His Message Was About Unconditional Love. I Tried To Take A Powerful Image And Use It To Draw Attention To A Situation That Needs Attention. For Me, We All Need To Be Jesus In Our Time. Jesus' Message Was To Love Your Neighbor As Yourself And These Are People In Need.

Jesus

Powerful

Love You

Say Hello To Your Life.

Inspirational

Inspirational Life

Hello

If You're Going To Be An Artist, Real Life Is Your Inspiration.

Real

Inspiration

Creativity

Rip George Michael. I Can't Believe It. Such An Incredible Singer And A Lovely Human Being, Far Too Young To Leave Us.

Rip

Believe

Lovely

I Try To Have Thick Skin, But Every Once In A While I Read Something That Someone Says About Me, And It's So Slanderous And Moralistic And It Has Nothing To Do With My Music.

Skins

Trying

Thick Skin

I'm Not Interested In Being Wonder Woman In The Delivery Room. Give Me Drugs.

Giving

Drug

Wonder Woman

My Idea Of The Perfect Man Would Be Someone Intelligent And Clever Enough, But Also Kind And Compassionate Enough To Stand Up To Me - To Stand Up To Me With Compassion.

Clever

Intelligent

Men

Fame Can Be Very Disruptive. It Can Be Like A Drug. It Gives You The Feeling That You're Happy, It Gives You The Feeling Of Self-importance, It Gives You The Feeling Of Fullfilment; But It Can Distract You From What Is Really Important.

Self

Giving

Drug

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

People

Tools

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.

New York

Simplicity

Missing

There Is A Very Modest Side To Me Too. How Far Away From Me Is The Image? It's About 20 Steps Away.

Sides

Steps

Far Away

I Feel Just As Hungry Today As I Did The Day I Left Home.

Home

Feels Just

Today

The Self-confidence One Builds From Achieving Difficult Things And Accomplishing Goals Is The Most Beautiful Thing Of All.

Beautiful

Confidence

Self

Elvis Presley? He's God.

Education Is Not A Luxury, It Is A Basic Human Right.

Luxury

Humans

My Life Is Not A Game That I Play To Entertain You.

Games

Play

Life Is

I Refuse To Act The Way Someone Expects Me To.

Way

Refuse

He [prince] Changed The World!!a True Visionary.what A Loss.i'm Devastated.

Loss

Visionaries

World

My Work Gives Me A Sense Of Purpose That I Never Really Had Before - It Gives Me A Lot Of Joy, And It Would Be Wonderful To Invite Other People To Get Involved.

People

Giving

Joy

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.

Cheerleader

Birth

Good Cheer

I Get Strength From My Art - All The Paintings I Own Are Powerful.

Art

Powerful

Painting

I Wanted To Be A Nun. I Saw Nuns As Superstars. When I Was Growing Up I Went To A Catholic School, And The Nuns, To Me, Were These Superhuman, Beautiful, Fantastic People.

Beautiful

Growing Up

School

Trying To Be A Professional Dancer, Paying My Rent By Posing Nude For Art Classes, Staring At People Staring At Me Naked. Daring Them To Think Of Me As Anything But A Form They Were Trying To Capture With Their Pencils And Charcoal. I Was Defiant. Hell-bent On Surviving. On Making It. But It Was Hard And It Was Lonely, And I Had To Dare Myself Every Day To Keep Going.

Lonely

Art

Thinking

In This Business, My Business, I Get To Meet All Kinds Of Incredible People, Fascinating People, Glamorous People And Sexy People And Highly Intellectual People. And You Meet Them And You Go 'interesting, Interesting, Interesting'. They're Interesting, But Not Very Many People Stop You In Your Tracks.

Sexy

People

Track

Power Is Being Told You're Not Loved And Not Being Destroyed By It.

Destroyed

I Have The Most Perfect Belly Button. When I Stick My Fingers In It, I Feel A Nerve In The Center Of My Body Shoot Up My Spine.

Perfect

Buttons

Nerves

Music Makes The People Come Together.

People

Together

When I Discovered That I Could Write Music, It Felt Like The Most Natural Way For Me To Connect With People And Tell My Stories. I've Always Thought Of That As What I Do: I Tell Stories.

Writing

People

Stories

If We Took A Holiday, Took Some Time To Celebrate, Just One Day Out Of Life, It Would Be, It Would Be So Nice.

Travel

Nice

Holiday

When I'm Hungry, I Eat. When I'm Thirsty, I Drink. When I Feel Like Saying Something, I Say It.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Drink

I'm Very Grateful That I Had Work To Do. I May Have Thrown Myself Off A Building.

Grateful

May

Building

If It's Bitter At The Start, Then It's Sweeter In The End.

Bitter

Ends

Ifs

That's What I Mean About Catholicism - Your Sexual Life Is Supposed To Be Dead If You're A Good Catholic. That's Wrong. It's Human Nature To Be Sexual, So Why Would God Want You To Deny Your Human Nature?

Mean

Catholic

Want

Say Goodbye To Yesterday...those Are The Words I'll Never Say.

Life

Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

I Always Acted Like A Star Long Before I Was One.

Stars

Long

I Laugh At Myself. I Don't Take Myself Completely Seriously. I Think That's Another Quality That People Have To Hold On To... You Have To Laugh, Especially At Yourself.

Inspiring

Thinking

People

Never Forget To Dream.

Inspirational

Dream

Women

Let’s Forget About Time And Dance Our Lives Away

Forget

Our Lives

I'd Like To Think I Am Taking People On A Journey; I Am Not Just Entertaining People, But Giving Them Something To Think About When They Leave.

Journey

Thinking

People

If You Have An Opinion And People Disagree With You, You Might Not Get A Job. You Might Be Blacklisted. You Might Have Fewer Followers On Instagram.

Jobs

People

Followers

I Became An Overachiever To Get Approval From The World.

World

Approval

Overachiever

Isn't Everyone Just Travelling Down Their Own Road Watching The Signs As They Go?

I've Had So Many Challenges Throughout My Career, However Successful People Perceive Me To Be.

Successful

Careers

People

Who Needs A Smile When A Tear's So Full Of Love?

Tears

Needs

You're So Consumed With How Much You Get, You Waste Your Time With Hate And Regret.

Revenge

Regret

Hate

At A Time When Political Correctness Is Valued Over Honesty I Would Also Like To Say Right On Motherfuckers!

Honesty

Political

Politics

T.g.t.b.t: Too Good To Be True.

Too Good To Be True

Being True

Truth Is Never Far Behind.

Truth Is

Adages

Behinds

You're Frozen When Your Heart's Not Open.

Heart

Frozen

I Don't Think I Have To Introduce Myself, Unless You Don't Recognize Me With My Clothes On.

Thinking

Clothes

Introducing

I'm Not Particularly Fond Of Kissing Strange Men-contrary To Popular Belief.

Kissing

Men

Strange Man

Gay Men Are Perfect Men For Girls Who Are Tough. They're Not Threatened By Strong Women, And They're Usually Very In Touch With Their Feelings And Pay Attention To Details. I've Always Had An Affinity With Gay Men.

Girl

Strong Women

Gay

I Think That Life Is A Paradox And You Have To Embrace That In Your Work And Your Belief Systems... You Can't Be A Literalist, And That's The Trouble That People Always Find Themselves In. That's Why People Always Hit A Wall With Any Of My Stuff, Because You Can't Take It Literally.

Wall

Thinking

People

Living For Love Single And Remixes Available In Uk Soon! Sorry You Have To Wait! Its Not My Decision Or My Choice! Thanks For Your Patience! #‎ Rebelheart #‎ Livingforlove

Sorry

Choices

Decision

You Didn't Understand Or Care To Know, You Get Your Education From Your Lovers.

Education

Care

Lovers

I Wouldn't Have Turned Out The Way I Was If I Didn't Have All Those Old-fashioned Values To Rebel Against.

Rebel

Complaining

Way

I Loved Nuns When I Was Growing Up. I Thought They Were Beautiful. For Several Years I Wanted To Be A Nun. I Saw Them As Really Pure, Disciplined, Above Average People. They Had These Serene Faces. Nuns Are Sexy.

Beautiful

Sexy

Growing Up

The Thing I Love Most About Being Famous Is People Listening To Me When I Have Something Important To Say.

People

Listening

Important

When I'm Dead And No Longer The Threat. My Comfort Is That All The Great Artists Since The Beginning Of Time Have Always Been Completely Misunderstood And Never Fully Appreciated Until They Were Dead.

Artist

Misunderstood

Comfort

I Think My Biggest Flaw Is My Insecurity. I'm Terribly Insecure. I'm Plagued With Insecurities 24/7.

Insecure

Thinking

Insecurity

If You're Not Comfortable With A Strong Woman You're Not Comfortable With Your Own Feminine Instincts. You're Not Comfortable, Period. You're Going To Be Threatened By Everything That's Not Exactly Like You Are ... And That Is The Measure Any Man.

Strong Women

Like You

Instinct

Britney Spears Became My Talisman. I Became Obsessed With Wearing Britney T-shirts. I Felt It Would Bring Me Luck. And It Did.

Luck

T Shirt

Shirts

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.

Heart

Artist

Soul

One Is That We Are All Responsible For Our Actions, Our Behavior, And Our Words, And We Must Take Responsibility For Everything We Say And Do. I Am The Architect Of My Destiny. You Can`t Blame Other People For Things That Happened To You.

Responsibility

Destiny

People

I Didn't Really Give A Sh** What's Going On In The Rest Of The World. I Just Didn't. I Just Wanted To Focus On Me, Me, Me, My Career, My Life, Just Me - Blinders.

Careers

Giving

Focus

I Don't Like Guys My Age Because They Are Normally Either Married Or Divorced And Grumpy, Fat And Balding.

Guy

Age

Married

I Do Think Of Myself As A Queen, But I Don't Think I'm The Only Queen. There's Room For Other Queens. We Reign Over Different Kingdoms.

Queens

Thinking

Different

The World Is Not So Kind, People Trap Your Mind.

Philosophy

People

Mind

People Who Listen To Them Properly Don't Underestimate Them. Unfortunately, There's So Much About My Career And Me That Distracts People From The Actual Content Of Most Of My Songs.

Song

Careers

People

Children Always Think They Did Something Wrong When Their Parents Disappear.

Children

Thinking

Parent

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.

Mistake

Thinking

Ideas

Because I've Taken My Clothes Off In Public Doesn't Mean That I've Revealed Every Inch Of My Soul.

Taken

Mean

Clothes

If I Can't Be Daring In My Work Or The Way I Live My Life, Then I Don't Really See The Point Of Being On This Planet.

Way

Living My Life

Planets

I Like To Be Provocative. I Like To Make People Think. I Like To Touch People's Hearts. And If I Can Do All Three Of Those Things In One Fell Swoop, Then I Feel Like I've Really Accomplished Something.

Heart

Thinking

People

Why Did God Create Men? Because Vibrators Can't Mow The Lawn.

Funny

Men

Lawns

The Definition Of S & M Is Letting Someone Hurt You That You Know Would Never Hurt You.

Hurt

Definitions

Knows

A Lot Of People Are Afraid To Say What They Want. That's Why They Don't Get What They Want.

Inspirational

Inspiring

Success

I Am My Own Experiment. I Am My Own Work Of Art.

Art

Self Love

Experiments

Looking At My Life, It's Very Clear To Me, I Lived So Selfishly.

Honesty

Clear

I Think For The Most Part Men Have Always Been The Aggressors Sexually. Through Time Immemorial They've Always Been In Control. So I Think Sex Is Equated With Power In A Way, And That's Scary In A Way. It's Scary For Men That Women Would Have That Power, And I Think It's Scary For Women To Have That Power - Or To Have That Power And Be Sexy At The Same Time.

Sexy

Thinking

Men

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.

Dream

President

Lovers

To Be Brave Is To Love Someone Unconditionally, Without Expecting Anything In Return. To Just Give. That Takes Courage, Because We Don't Want To Fall On Our Faces Or Leave Ourselves Open To Hurt.

Love

Strong Women

Hurt

The One Thing I Don't Understand Is When People Make Comments Who Are Clearly Not Fans Of Mine. I Think, Why Are You Here? Why Are You Wasting Your Time? It's Fascinating.

Thinking

People

Fans

With Every Breath, I'm Deeper In You.

Romantic

Deeper

Breaths

Suffering Is A Big Informer, A Big Catalyst For Creation. You Take Your Sadness, Your Despair, Your Sense Of Injustice, And You Put It In Your Work.

Sadness

Suffering

Despair

I Actually Always Try To Have A Moment In My Show Where I Can Just Lay Down On Stage And Talk To People For A Little While.

People

Trying

Littles

If The Land Of Make Believe Is Inside Your Heart It Will Never Leave.

Believe

Heart

Land

The Only Way We Know We Love Ourselves And The People In Our Life Is By The Agreements We Are Willing To Make And Keep

Agreement

People

Way

I've Always Wanted To Be Taller. I Feel Like A Shrimp, But That's The Way It Goes. I'm Five-foot Four-and-a-half-inches - That's Actually Average. Everything About Me Is Average. Everything's Normal, In The Books. It's The Things Inside Me That Make Me Not Average.

Book

Average

Feet

David Bowie Really Played With Ideas, And Iconography And Imagery. He's Brilliant Man. And A Gentleman, Too.

Men

Ideas

Gentleman

People Think They Will Wake Up One Day And I'll Be Gone. But I'm Never Going Away.

Thinking

People

Going Away

I've Always Been Interested In Electronica, Techno, Trip-hop, That Kind Of Music. The Thing That Bothered Me About A Lot Of That Music, Though, Was It Seemed Devoid Of Emotion. There Wasn't A Lot That Felt Personal.

Emotion

Kind

Hops

We All Fall To The Floor At Some Point. It's How You Pick Yourself Up That's The Real Challenge. Isn't It?

Real

Fall

Challenges

Every Actor Wants To Get Their Two Cents In About A Scene At The End Of The Day.

Two

The End Of The Day

Actors

My Father Was Very Strong. I Don't Agree With A Lot Of The Ways He Brought Me Up. I Don't Agree With A Lot Of His Values, But He Did Have A Lot Of Integrity, And If He Told Us Not To Do Something, He Didn't Do It Either.

Strong

Father

Integrity

I'll Rest When I'm Dead. I'm Hungry And Life Is Short!

Life Is Short

Life Is

Hungry

Powerful Women Are A Threat In Any Society Which Is Why I Am Such A Target.

Powerful

Target

Powerful Women

I Love Meetings With Suits. I Live For Meetings With Suits. I Love Them Because I Know They Had A Really Boring Week And I Walk In There With My Orange Velvet Leggings And Drop Popcorn In My Cleavage And Then Fish It Out And Eat It. I Like That. I Know I'm Entertaining Them And I Know That They Know.

Intelligent

Orange

Levels

Bad Girl, Drunk By Six, Kissing Someone Else's Lips. Smoked To Many Cigarettes Today, I'm Not Happy When I Act This Way.

Girl

Kissing

Drunk

I Don't Believe There's A Certain Age Where You Can't Say And Feel And Be Who You Want To Be.

Believe

Age

Want

One Must Dare To Show What He Wants. You Have To Go And Ask For Things Rather Than Wait For Them To Happen.

Waiting

Want

Dare

In The Midnight Hour I Can Feel Your Power...

Midnight

Hours

Controversy

Me And Mr. Brainwash In Toronto Signing His Mural At Hard Candy Fitness Opening! #artforfreedom

Toronto

Signing

Hard Candy

I Don't Want No Lies, I Don't Watch Tv. I Don't Waste My Time, Won't Read A Magazine.

Art

Lying

Media

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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