I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been named Madonna? I would either have ended up a nun or this.
Some people are just born stars - you either have it or you haven't, and I was definitely born one.
The way that I sing, what I sing about, what I wear, who I am, this is me. I was born this way.
My fashion is part of who I am, and though I was not born with these clothes on, I was born this way.
I'm beautiful in my way 'cause God makes no mistakes. I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way.
No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I'm on the right track baby I was born to survive.
To everyone who says this is wrong to feel like this say, 'I was born this way baby.
My mama told me when I was young we're all born SUPERSTARS!
Rejoice and love yourself today'Cause baby, you were born this way.
Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way.
Misogyny is ingrained in people from the time they are born. So to me, feminism is probably the most important movement that you could embrace, because it's just basically another word for equality.
I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.
From such trivia, I believe my soul was born.
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.
Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.
A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
Whatever living beings there may be-feeble or strong, long, stout or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born-may all beings have happy minds.
Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering, full of tribulation. This one should wisely understand, one should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.
I am the owner of my actions,[karma] heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that will I fall heir.
