606 Quotes by Madonna Ciccone

I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.

I'm not claiming to appeal to the same people that Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears are going to appeal to. I'm not trying to. I'm doing what I want to do.

You don't want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room. You want to be surrounded by other thinking people who are going to say something that makes you think, "Oh, my God, that's an amazing idea. Why didn't I think of that."

You're frozen when your heart's not open

No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else

Nothing lasts forever. Should I?

I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful.

I think the ultimate challenge is to have some kind of style and grace, even though you haven't got money, or standing in society, or formal education. I had a very middle, lower-middle class sort of upbringing, but I identify with people who've had, at some point in their lives to struggle to survive. It adds another color to your character.

If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me.