#on

I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself and not be intimidated was by not having a mother. For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#absolutely #any #biggest #did #example

I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#gandhi #i #john #john lennon #king

I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#ambitious #gross #i #i am #monstrosity

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. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#brought #did #either #father #his

Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#because #cannon #early #early age #feel

People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#grew #hear #i #influence #like

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration. ↗

— Serena Williams

#down #gun #keep #playing #shooting

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. ↗