"Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book." - Madonna
"I always thought I should be treated like a star." - Madonna
"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams." - Madonna
"I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being... Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe." - Madonna
"I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could stand me?" - Madonna
"I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs." - Madonna
"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay." - Madonna
"If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna." - Madonna
"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
"Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another." - Madonna
"Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all." - Madonna
"There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
" - Madonna