Quotes from Madonna

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.

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened you'll slip away.

I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a little girl. I want to rule the world.

The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.

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

Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.

I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to... you have to laugh, especially at yourself.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good.

Raising kids makes most people, including me, grow up at least a little.

I have the same goal I've had since I was a girl. I want to rule the world.

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

How could I have been anything else but what I am, having been named Madonna. I would either have ended up a nun or this.

I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move.

Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.

Losing my virginity was a career move.

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.

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.

I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to... you have to laugh, especially at yourself.

Sick and perverted always appeals to me.

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

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.

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

Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.