Madonna Quotes Page 2

“Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone.”

“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”

“Once you're a Catholic, you're always a Catholic – in terms of your feelings of guilt and remorse and whether you've sinned or not. Sometimes I'm wracked with guilt when I needn't be, and that, to me, is left over from my Catholic upbringing. Because in Catholicism you are born a sinner and you are a sinner all of your life. No matter how you try to get away from it, the sin is within you all the time.”

“Only love can last.”

“Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free.”

“People say that I’m so controversial but I think the most controversial thing I’ve ever done is to stick around. What I would like to say to all the women here today is this. Women have been so oppressed for so long that they believe what men say about them. And they believe they have to back a man to get the job done. And there are some very good men that worth of backing, but not because they’re men but because they’re worthy. As women we have to start appreciating our own worth and each other worth. Seek out strong women to be friend, to align yourself with, to learn from, to be inspired by, to collaborate with, to support, to be enlightened by.”

“Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another.”

“Power is being told you are not loved... and not being destroyed by it.”

“Power without guilt, love without doubt...”

“Sick and perverted always appeals to me.”

“Sometimes you have to be a b*tch to get things done.”

“The funny thing is, the more you know, the more passionate you feel about life, and the more joy you feel, and the more inspired you feel, but then also the more disgusted you are with humanity. This is the paradox of life.”

“There is something comforting about being tied up. Like when you were a baby and your mother strapped you in the car seat. She wanted you to be safe. It was an act of love.”

“There's no such thing as the perfect soulmate. If you meet someone and you think they're perfect, you better run as fast as you can in the other direction. 'Cos your soulmate is the person that pushes all your buttons, pisses you off on a regular basis, and makes you face your shit.”

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”

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

“We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect”

“We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge.”

“When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.”