Madonna

"Music has always been my outlet to express my emotions."

"I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades and I still haven't reached my goal."

"Being gay and famous is like being a black person in Mississippi in the 1930s."

"Sometimes people are beautiful not in looks, just in the way they are."

"Criticism has never stopped me. I welcome it."

"I'm a very sensitive person and I feel things. I love very hard."

"I think that's what life is about is not just acquiring things. It's about enjoying what you have."

"The most important thing is that you're not afraid to fail."

"I always wake up to the sound of my alarm clock."

"You can't just sit around and wait for people to give you that golden dream."

"I have the same goal I've had since I was a girl: I want to rule the world."

"Truth is the only thing that matters."

"Life is about accepting challenges and using them to better yourself."

"The idea of waiting around for a man to validate my existence is disgusting to me."

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

"I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God."

"Material things are wonderful, but we need spiritual food to sustain us."

"Nobody knows who I am until they know what I do."

"I think it's important to have closure in any relationship that ends."

"Sometimes you just need to take a step back and look at things with fresh eyes."

"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn."

"I'm not going to compromise my artistic integrity."

"Everyone has that one moment where they say 'I'm not like everyone else.'"

"The point of my work is to make people think differently about things."

"I have my father's love of words and rhythm, and my mother's eye for detail."

"Passion is the bridge between where you are now and where you want to be."

"Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change."

"I'm a very driven person, but I also know when to step back."

"The pursuit of happiness is more important than happiness itself."

"I've learned that knowledge is power, and I'm constantly seeking to learn."