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

Madonna Ciccone

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

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

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

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

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

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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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