As much as I think I've inspired people in the world, I'd like to be more involved bringing about world peace. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I like coming up with these spectacular extravaganzas that will, hopefully, totally blow people away. But I also like the intimacy of… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Raising kids makes most people, including me, grow up at least a little. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I came to the realization that a strong female is frightening to everybody, because all societies are male-dominated, black societies, poor people,… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Younger people are generally more adventurous - they're more open, more fun - have you met many guys my age? Guys my… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
A lot of people saw Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland as persecuted and tragic and vulnerable, and I think a lot of… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
It would be so helpful for the straight community to see men in powerful positions coming out and saying "I'm gay" so… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I've gone from having a huge fan base to losing a huge fan base to having a kind of fluctuating fan base.… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Being poor in Africa is something people in America can't relate to. Part of the challenge is bringing that reality to people… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I was never appalled by myself. I felt a little bit uneasy about certain things. But honestly I've learned to love myself… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me, I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I'm opening gyms around the world to encourage people to get in shape and feel good about themselves; bringing art through dance… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I went to New York. I had a dream. I wanted to be a big star, I didn’t know anybody, I wanted… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
A lot of people are just really confused by me; they don’t know what to think of me, so they try to… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
What is the big deal about Eminem? Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I like the fact that… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I'd love to be a memorable figure in the history of entertainment in some sexual, comic, tragic way. I'd like to leave… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I want people to be moved, to feel called to action. That's what I want to do. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
One is that we are all responsible for our actions, our behavior, and our words, and we must take responsibility for everything… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
People like it when others are gossiping. When you hear a story about someone's demise or some big faux-pas they made, everyone… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I think the silence would be good with me, and not interacting with people would be okay. But not being able to… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
The thing I love most about being famous is people listening to me when I have something important to say. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
The beast is the modern world that we live in! The material world. The physical world. The world of illusion that we think is… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living in an… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
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… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing. — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
