14 Quotes & Sayings By Madonna Ciccone

Madonna Ciccone is a well-known, self-made woman. Born in a small town outside of Detroit, Madonna was the first in her family to graduate from high school. In 1977, she married Sean Penn and became a mother to eight-year-old daughter Lila. Shortly thereafter, Madonna launched her acting career as an actress and model Read more

She played minor roles in several films including Evita, Dick Tracy and Dune before landing her first major role as the lead singer of the band Ciccone. The band had a string of hits including "Everybody" and "Hot Stuff." Madonna then began a solo career that included worldwide success with singles such as "Like a Virgin," "Material Girl," and "Into the Groove." She has won eight Grammy awards, including one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 1987, Madonna was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Shortly after this honor, she married Guy Ritchie who directed the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. In 1996 Madonna made her directorial debut with Evita. In 2001 she published her autobiography Childe: Memoirs of an Outlaw; it went on to become a bestseller and was adapted into a feature film directed by Alan Parker and starring Scarlett Johansson as Madonna.

Since then Madonna has continued to work as an actress and singer/songwriter while also picking up other roles such as writer and producer for various films such as Shanghai Surprise (2007), Filth And Wisdom (2008), Swept Away (2002) and Body of Lies (2008).

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I hope that I inspire women to believe in themselves, no matter where they come from; no matter what education they have; what particular background they originate from. Madonna Ciccone
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Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family. Madonna Ciccone
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Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd. Madonna Ciccone
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I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing. Madonna Ciccone
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Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster. Madonna Ciccone
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I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful. Madonna Ciccone
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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. Madonna Ciccone
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion. Madonna Ciccone
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I have a funny relationship with religion. I'm a big believer in ritualistic behavior as long as it doesn't hurt anybody. But I'm not a big fan of rules. And yet, we cannot live in a world without order. Madonna Ciccone
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The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do. Madonna Ciccone
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Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don't want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can't really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot. Madonna Ciccone
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I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room. Madonna Ciccone
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Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends. Madonna Ciccone