I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
Madonna CicconeRead
I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
Interpretation
Marriage can be perceived as a trivial and old-fashioned concept after experiencing it.
This quote by Madonna Ciccone reflects a playful cynicism about the institution of marriage. It suggests that while marriage is traditionally viewed as a significant milestone in life, experiencing it can lead to the realization that it may not hold the value or seriousness that society often attributes to it. By advocating for everyone to marry at least once, she implies that firsthand experience can lead to a humorous or critical understanding of this societal norm.
In practice
In a speech at a wedding reception, expressing humorous skepticism about the institution of marriage.
I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
i won't be happy until i'm famous like God
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it...
I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.
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.
I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere.
I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.
He insists on a version of you that is funnier, stranger, more eccentric and prfound thatn you suspect yourself to be--capable of doing more good and more harm in the world than you've ever imagined--it is all but impossible not to believe, at least in his presence and a while after you've left him, that he alone sees through your essence, weighs your true qualities . . . and appreciates you more fully than anyone else ever has.
When I look around the world, I don't see too many damsels in distress. If they're a damsel in distress, they're manipulating some guy to help them.
When men do the dishes, it's called helping. When women do the dishes, it is called life.
I like people too much or not at all. I've got to go down deep, to fall into people, to really know them.
There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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