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

Madonna Ciccone

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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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" Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very lightly. Who they are, what they become and what they contribute to the world is very important to me. "

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" One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it. "

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" I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message. "

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" I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really. "

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" 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. "

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" Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. "

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" I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful. "

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" When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park. "

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" I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art. "

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" If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet. "

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" Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family. "

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" I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. "

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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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" Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don't want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can't really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot. "

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" I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room. "

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" We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrinelike area that we blocked out for them, then we will punish them. "

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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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" I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7. "

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" 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. "

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" But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere. "

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