Madonna

"It's not about having money. It's not about having power. It's about having the courage to invent yourself."

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

"You have to believe that life is worth living. That belief will help create the fact."

"Some people think I'm a diva, but I think of myself as a businesswoman."

"The worst thing in the world is to be alone. And yet, that is something that the human beings do to each other all the time."

"I'm certainly not ashamed of my sexuality or the way I express myself."

"Express yourself, don't repress yourself. That's my mantra."

"When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with the listener."

"If you're not a feminist, you're a sexist."

"I'm not searching for myself anymore. I know who I am."

"The thing about music is that it's not just for musicians. Music is universal."

"I don't care about the money. I never have. I care about the work."

"Life is a mystery. Everyone must stand alone and interpret experiences as best they can."

"I feel like I'm dying a thousand deaths when I'm not working."

"You don't need to be bad at something to enjoy doing it."

"Revolution is my name."

"I love everything about Italy. The culture, the food, the people, the landscape."

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."

"The only thing that is important is the moment we're in."

"I would rather see the smile on my child's face than see myself on magazine covers."

"I am my own work of art."

"Stop telling girls they can't be engineers. Stop telling them math is hard. Stop making it girly."

"You know, being gay and lesbian, I am part of a very large minority."

"I do things that make me feel alive."

"Criticize me, I can take it. Just make sure it's the truth."

"I believe in everything until it's disproved."

"Money doesn't change people. It just makes them more of what they already are."

"To be a pioneer, you have to accept certain things that didn't work yesterday."

"Everybody wants a sense of belonging. That's why people get married."

"I always think it's better to be happy about what you have than upset about what you don't have."