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Madonna Ciccone

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

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

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"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."
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"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."
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"I guess some people are brilliant enough to be brilliant on their own and never doubt anything and come up with fabulous things. But I think it's good to get into arguments with people and have them say, 'That sucks' or 'You're crazy' or 'That's cheesy"'or 'What do you think of this?'"
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"People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS."
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"In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go 'interesting, interesting, interesting'. They're interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks."
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"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams."
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"I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere."
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"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay."
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"Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another."
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"Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends."
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