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What can you say about a society that says God is dead and Elvis is alive?

Have you ever seen people line up outside a Van Gogh exhibit? When they get inside there are so many they can't even see the paintings, they just pass by like sheep or like mourners passing the tomb of a fallen hero, a bier, with the same solemnity. And the extent of their knowledge concerning Van Gogh is that he "cut off his ear." Man, it's religion they make it into.

Vita Sackville-West is one of my favorite female icons. She was a writer and a prolific gardener, but she also had a relationship with Virginia Woolf, and she was married to Sir Harold Nicolson. She was a woman who lived outside of norms.

Get to know what true friendship really is. Being a scholar doesn't make you a friendship icon.

Reasons I check my voicemail: 1% to hear the message. 99% to get rid of that annoying icon.

Elvis is great and so is anybody who lasts like he does.

I'm the legend. I always be the legend.

Darren Criss is a legend.

I'm just glad that people look at me as a legend.

There is only one legend. That's me.

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead.

I want to be one of those ones: a legend.

Noel Gallagher - he's a legend.

Pharrell is a legend.

Philipp is an absolute legend.

Maradona is Maradona, that's indisputable, but he doesn't play anymore. He stopped playing a long time ago.

Liberace was a lovely guy.

I always like Madonna; any Madonna song is good for me.

Madonna is completely down-to-earth. She's an absolute professional.

I've never seen Madonna. I just grew up listening to her music - I want to see her.

Miley Cyrus is the new Madonna.

I am a Madonna fan.

When I think of a hit, I think of Madonna.

People ask me, 'Do you think Hef is still at the mansion?' and I say, 'Absolutely.' I just feel like he is.