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title: "41 Knows Quotes By Madonna Ciccone"
description: "41 Knows quotes by Madonna Ciccone. Plus more from Madonna Ciccone and more Knows sayings from other authors."
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> [Hurt that's not supposed to show, and tears that fall when no one knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/hurt-that-s-not-supposed-to-show-and-tears-that-fall-when-no-one-knows/)

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> [Popularity comes and goes. You need to know who you are, what you stand for, and why you're here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/popularity-comes-and-goes-you-need-to-know-who-you-are-what-you-stand/)

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> [The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/the-definition-of-s-m-is-letting-someone-hurt-you-that-you-know-would/)

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> [I know where beauty lives, I've seen it once, I know the warmth she gives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-know-where-beauty-lives-i-ve-seen-it-once-i-know-the-warmth-she/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [You didn't understand or care to know, you get your education from your lovers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/you-didn-t-understand-or-care-to-know-you-get-your-education-from/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a bit of a work Nazi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/everyone-who-knows-me-thinks-i-m-a-bit-of-a-work-nazi/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [I don't know what our government does except put us into debt and blow up other countries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-don-t-know-what-our-government-does-except-put-us-into-debt-and/)

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> [You're getting angry, you know I can see. You're just jealous, cause you can't be me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/you-re-getting-angry-you-know-i-can-see-you-re-just-jealous-cause-you/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/before-doing-any-interviews-i-like-to-know-who-i-m-meeting-with-and/)

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> [People think that being famous is just about having your picture taken all the time and being rich rich rich, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/people-think-that-being-famous-is-just-about-having-your-picture/)

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> [When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/when-you-re-writing-something-and-you-know-it-s-good-you-get-flushed/)

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> [What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. How will I know when I've succeeded? When I stop caring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/what-else-is-there-for-me-to-conquer-hopefully-my-ego-how-will-i-know/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [My father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerk. I didn't know his heart was broken,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/my-father-had-to-go-to-work-i-used-to-think-he-was-a-jerk-i-didn-t/)

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> [There's one thing you can't download and that's a live performance. And I know how to put on a show, and enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/there-s-one-thing-you-can-t-download-and-that-s-a-live-performance/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/the-critics-have-been-writing-me-off-for-20-years-that-s-nothing-new/)

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> [I think lines are meant to be crossed anyways. The entire time I was singing on the cross, there's numbers flipping over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-think-lines-are-meant-to-be-crossed-anyways-the-entire-time-i-was/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [ All the criticism is ultimately a blessing in disguise. Because now people know about Malawi \[due to the child adoption\]. And now… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/all-the-criticism-is-ultimately-a-blessing-in-disguise-because-now/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [People don't know what Kabbalah is, and so they jump to conclusions. For me, studying Kabbalah is studying - is just -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/people-don-t-know-what-kabbalah-is-and-so-they-jump-to-conclusions/)

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> [A lot of people are just really confused by me; they don’t know what to think of me, so they try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/a-lot-of-people-are-just-really-confused-by-me-they-don-t-know-what/)

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> [When you are raised to believe that anything having to do with sex is forbidden and taboo, then of course that's all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/when-you-are-raised-to-believe-that-anything-having-to-do-with-sex-is/)

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> [I wanted to know why people follow rules blindly, or why girls had to act a certain way and boys didn't. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-wanted-to-know-why-people-follow-rules-blindly-or-why-girls-had-to/)

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> [With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/with-all-the-chaos-pain-and-suffering-in-the-world-the-fact-that-my/)

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> [I know there's a lot of competition in the world of magazines and newspapers and we have to make headlines and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-know-there-s-a-lot-of-competition-in-the-world-of-magazines-and/)

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> [Life and love inspire me. I think reinventing yourself is vital to your survival as an artist and a human being. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/life-and-love-inspire-me-i-think-reinventing-yourself-is-vital-to/)

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> [Marriage? I don't know what I really think about marriage. I'm a bit confused on that issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/marriage-i-don-t-know-what-i-really-think-about-marriage-i-m-a-bit/)

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> [No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/no-one-knows-you-better-than-you-know-yourself-do-the-thing-you-want/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [I became very obsessed with death, and the idea that you never know when death will arrive, so one has to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-became-very-obsessed-with-death-and-the-idea-that-you-never-know/)

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> [The only way we know we love ourselves and the people in our life is by the agreements we are willing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/the-only-way-we-know-we-love-ourselves-and-the-people-in-our-life-is/)

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> [I hope I will always have the ability to create art and live in a world where I can speak freely, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-hope-i-will-always-have-the-ability-to-create-art-and-live-in-a/)

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> [I know the aspect of my personality, being the vixen, the heartbreaker and the incredibly provocative girl is a very marketable image,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-know-the-aspect-of-my-personality-being-the-vixen-the-heartbreaker/)

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> [I used to believe in the pretty pictures that were all around me, but now I know for sure that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-used-to-believe-in-the-pretty-pictures-that-were-all-around-me-but/)

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> [I chose to start my world tour in Israel for a very specific and important reason. As you know, the Middle East…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-chose-to-start-my-world-tour-in-israel-for-a-very-specific-and/)

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> [I'm not a reluctant pop star. I'm very grateful and happy for everything that I have and for things when they go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-m-not-a-reluctant-pop-star-i-m-very-grateful-and-happy-for/)

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> [I've studied Kabbalah, as you know, for many years, so there are a lot of things I do that one would associate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-ve-studied-kabbalah-as-you-know-for-many-years-so-there-are-a-lot/)

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> [I do see that the world that we live in is collapsing to a certain extent, and civilization as we know it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-do-see-that-the-world-that-we-live-in-is-collapsing-to-a-certain/)

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> [ I used mythology to tell the story \[in Living with Love\], with the story of the minotaur and the matador and fighting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-used-mythology-to-tell-the-story-in-living-with-love-with-the-story/)

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> [We as Americans are completely obsessed and wrapped up in a lot of the wrong values -- looking good, having cash in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/we-as-americans-are-completely-obsessed-and-wrapped-up-in-a-lot-of/)

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> [I love meetings with suits. I live for meetings with suits. I love them because I know they had a really boring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-love-meetings-with-suits-i-live-for-meetings-with-suits-i-love-them/)

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> [I went to New York. I had a dream. I wanted to be a big star, I didn’t know anybody, I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-went-to-new-york-i-had-a-dream-i-wanted-to-be-a-big-star-i-didn-t/)

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> [New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/new-york-wasn-t-everything-i-thought-it-would-be-it-did-not-welcome/)

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## More by Madonna Ciccone

> [I would like to see the Pope wearing my T-shirt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-would-like-to-see-the-pope-wearing-my-t-shirt/)

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> [In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/in-some-respects-i-will-never-die-because-art-is-immortal-what-we/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-had-decided-that-if-i-was-going-to-be-a-singer-i-had-to-earn-it-i/)

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> [The thing I love most about being famous is people listening to me when I have something important to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/the-thing-i-love-most-about-being-famous-is-people-listening-to-me/)

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> [People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/people-have-no-morals-i-swear-to-god-the-things-that-people-do-for/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [There's no greater power than the power of good-bye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/there-s-no-greater-power-than-the-power-of-good-bye/)

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> [Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/stevie-wonder-and-diana-ross-and-the-jackson-5-that-s-what-i-grew-up/)

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> [I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-m-very-grateful-that-i-had-work-to-do-i-may-have-thrown-myself-off/)

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> [The beast is the modern world that we live in! The material world. The physical world. The world of illusion that we think is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/the-beast-is-the-modern-world-that-we-live-in-the-material-world-the/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/with-all-the-chaos-pain-and-suffering-in-the-world-the-fact-that-my/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/being-blond-is-definitely-a-different-state-of-mind-i-can-t-really/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/because-i-was-a-dancer-i-started-going-to-auditions-for-musical/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [Some girls they like candy and others they like to grind. I'll settle for the back of your hand somewhere on my behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/some-girls-they-like-candy-and-others-they-like-to-grind-i-ll-settle/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [You took a poison arrow and you aimed it at my heart. It's heavy and it's bitter, and it's tearing me apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/you-took-a-poison-arrow-and-you-aimed-it-at-my-heart-it-s-heavy-and/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/gay-men-are-perfect-men-for-girls-who-are-tough-they-re-not/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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                        "text": "I've studied Kabbalah, as you know, for many years, so there are a lot of things I do that one would associate with practising Judaism. I hear the Torah every Saturday. I observe Shabbat. I say certain prayers. My son was bar mitzvahed. So this appears like I'm Jewish, but these rituals are connected to what I describe as the Tree of Life consciousness and have more to do with the idea of being an Israelite, not Jewish.",
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