Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.
Madonna Ciccone

I always thought I should be treated like a star.
Madonna Ciccone

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Madonna Ciccone

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
Madonna Ciccone

I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.
Madonna Ciccone

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.
Madonna Ciccone

There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
Madonna Ciccone

I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being... Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.
Madonna Ciccone