Madonna Ciccone

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

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

Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on.