Madonna

"Express yourself, don't repress yourself."

"I'm a living, breathing human being and I want to be treated as such."

"Life is a mystery everyone must stand alone and interpret for themselves."

"Some people are going to leave, but that's not the end of your story. That's the end of their part in your story."

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

"Don't be shy, just let your emotions out."

"Everybody has a style, and style is a reflection of your personality."

"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want."

"People are so obsessed with looking cool and being cool that they forget to have fun."

"I'm not a material girl, but I like nice things."

"To be honest, I don't think there is a secret formula for what makes a hit song."

"You have to believe you are the best, even when others are saying you're not."

"I just love the process of working and getting to work with other people."

"Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to."

"Criticism makes you strong."

"I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way."

"Sometimes you just have to go to the dentist and just get it done."

"I just love language. When someone shares their language with you, they share their history with you."

"I'm like a fireman when I go to work. When I go to work, I put on my clothes and get in character."

"You can be anything you want to be, just turn yourself inside out."

"I always think if you have to work hard at something, it's not worth it."

"Creating is really what I want to do."

"I had a vision of creating a new, futuristic world that is more beautiful and more equal."

"Nothing really matters if you're not true to yourself."

"The key to longevity, as painful as it is, is that you just have to keep working at things."

"Don't you know the kind of stress you put me under?"

"I'm human and I'm vulnerable and I'm sensitive."

"I reinvent myself regularly."

"I've been my own biggest competitor."

"Being gay is like a second religion in my life."