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

I always thought I should be treated like a star.
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