Madonna Quotes

I don't think ultimately God punishes. I think we bring about our own destruction or our own creation.

Straight men need to be emasculated.... Every straight guy should have a man's tongue in his mouth at least once.

The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.

Marriage? I don't know what I really think about marriage. I'm a bit confused on that issue.

The definition of S & M is letting someone hurt you that you know would never hurt you.

I worship F. Scott Fitzgerald and I love his writing.

I'm sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.

I try to have thick skin, but every once in a while I read something that someone says about me, and it's so slanderous and moralistic and it has nothing to do with my music.

My daughter is a fan of mine but she doesn't want to be too obvious about it because I'm her mum and it's not cool.

Nos are just as valuable as yeses in the game of life. In fact, they're essential.

My work gives me a sense of purpose that I never really had before - it gives me a lot of joy, and it would be wonderful to invite other people to get involved.

If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.

Everybody in our family studied a musical instrument. My father was really big on that. Somehow I only took a year or two of piano lessons and I convinced my father to let me take dancing lessons.

I want people to be moved, to feel called to action. That's what I want to do.

I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.

People who have nothing better to do than talk about my hair color have no lives.

As much as I think I've inspired people in the world, I'd like to be more involved bringing about world peace.

I am the result of the good choices I've made and the bad choices.

My home base - pop music and the Catholic Church.

To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return.

We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge. Isn't it?

Fame is a by-product. It's not a goal. What matters is loving your work and loving what you do

One of the many things I learned from all of this: If you aren't willing to fight for what you believe in, then don't even enter the ring.

The one thing I don't understand is when people make comments who are clearly not fans of mine. I think, why are you here? Why are you wasting your time? It's fascinating.

I don't give a damn if I go to hell. I love you Satan. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

I worked for everything that I got and I worked long and hard before I got to this point so when I got it I thought I deserve it.

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

Publicly humiliating someone for your own gain will only come and haunt you. God's going to have his revenge.

Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot more renegades in the music business, from Patti Smith to Janis Joplin.

Art keeps me alive. I've obviously been devastated or heartbroken all my life, since my mother's death.

If you're going to be an artist, real life is your inspiration.

Younger people are generally more adventurous - they're more open, more fun - have you met many guys my age? Guys my age are married or divorced or grumpy, fat and balding.

People want to hear the dirt. But this is not really anything I want to talk about.

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.

Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends.

Being able to step outside of yourself in order to help someone else is why we're all here, it's what we should all be doing if we can.

If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym.

I don't like to be provocative for the sake of being provocative.

Romance should be spontaneous, but in my career I'm totally in control.

Some people are medicating themselves all the time so that they don't have to embrace themselves. If you can't feel, you can't embrace.

Me and Mr. Brainwash in Toronto signing his mural at Hard Candy Fitness Opening! #artforfreedom

I don't think I have to introduce myself, unless you don't recognize me with my clothes on.

Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels.

When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.

Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.

Having children made me go down a road of serious introspection and self-examination. I think it's informed and hopefully enhanced my creativity.

I have my work and my faith... If that's boring to some people, I can't tell you how much I don't care.

The thing I like least about being famous is being overly scrutinized for everything I say and do.

In my coming-of-age time, there was no internet, no social networking, nothing. It was just show after show, hoping one day somebody would notice you.

I miss New York. I still love how people talk to you on the street - just assault you and tell you what they think of your jacket.