“You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.”
— Lady Gaga
“If you don't have any shadows you're not in the light.”
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”
“Don’t judge anyone but don’t trust anyone.”
“People will always talk, so lets give them something to talk about.”
“Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it.”
“Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.”
“They can't scare me, if I scare them first.”
“You will never find what you are looking for in love, if you don't love yourself.”
“Don’t be a drag. Just be a queen.”
“I'm obsessively opposed to the typical.”
“Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you’d be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.”
“It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you.”
“I’m beautiful in my way ’cause God makes no mistakes. I’m on the right track baby, I was born this way.”
“Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”
“Well, that's your opinion, isn't it? And I'm not about to waste my time trying to change it.”
“My fashion is part of who I am, and though I was not born with these clothes on, I was born this way.”
“Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it’s broken, but you can still see the crack in that mother fucker’s reflection.”
“As artists, we are eternally heartbroken.”
“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, “Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me.””
“I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There’s no stopping. I didn’t create the fame, the fame created me.”
“For being different, it’s easy. But to be unique, it’s a complicated thing.”
“We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.”
“I just wanna be myself, and I want you to love me for who I am.”
“In my work and what I do, I am Queen of the Universe every day!”
“Even if the whole world turns their back on you, you will always have yourself.”
“You have to fail and then get better. Then you have to fail again, and then get even better.”
“It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn’t make me feel good at all.”
“I don’t care what people think about me, I care what they think about themselves.”
“I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.”
“The only better thing than a unicorn, is a gay unicorn.”
“I’ve had enough, this is my prayer, that I’ll die living just as free as my hair.”
“I’m going to be a star, you know why? Because I have nothing left to lose.”
“People want you to fail.”
“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.”
“Money can run out but talent is forever.”
“Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once.”
“I’d rather be poor and happy than rich and alone.”
“I don’t need to be on top to know I’m worth it.”
“I’m supposed to be, I am an artist. Yes, I’m lonely. But I’m married to my loneliness.”
“I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.”
“The most important thing about creativity is that you honor your creativity and you don’t ever ignore it or go against what that creative image is telling you.”
“I believe in a glamorous life, and I live a glamorous life.”
“Being different is a talent. You illuminate what makes you special in the sea of sameness around you.”
“My mama told me when I was young we’re all born SUPERSTARS!”
“Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves; its your responsibility.”
“I’m not a feminist. I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars...”
“Do you know the feeling, when your heart is so hurt, that you could feel the blood dripping?”
“It’s hard to be strong and be weak at the same time. So I spent a lot of time sitting still. Sitting still for hours, not moving a muscle. Really concentrated work, so I’m ready. I’m ready for my performance.”
“The reason I don’t want anyone to control me is not because I want to be in control. I don’t want anyone to control me because I don’t want anyone to control anyone.”
“Leather, high heels, and a bad attitude. Here I come.”
“I live between fantasy and reality at all times. In that way, I’m a librarian.”
“If you’re a strong female, you don’t need permission.”
“No matter how many people are screaming your name or how many Number One hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser.”
“I’m on the edge with you.”
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams.”
“Music changed my life. I don’t know who I would be without it. Don’t ignore even the smallest glimmer of passion in your soul, run towards it with everything you have. It could change your life.”
“I take medication every day for mental illness and depression and don’t feel bad about it.”
“Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.”
“I love my friends and my past, and it’s made me who I am.”
“I’m not real. I’m theatre.”
“Whether I’m wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside.”
“Love is an interesting thing.”
“You define beauty for yourself, society doesn’t define your beauty. Your spirit and your faith defines your beauty.”
“I don’t want the 5 dollars in your pocket, I want your soul.”
“I think that artifice is the new reality. It’s more about just being honest and sincere to the core of what you do. Whether I’m wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside.”
“Depression doesn’t take away your talents – it just makes them harder to find.”
“I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.”
“I write about what I know: sex, pornography, art, fame obsession, drugs, and alcohol. I mean, why would anyone care to listen to me if I wasn’t an expert in what I write about?”
“I’m already crazy. I’m a fearless person. I think it creeps up on you. I don’t think it can be stopped. If my destiny is to lose my mind because of fame, then that’s my destiny. But my passion still means more than anything.”
“I’m encouraging you to know what you’re worth. And know that no matter who has more money in class, who has more stuff, who has a country house – nobody is worth more than anybody else.”
“There are some people in this world that believe being gay is a choice. It’s not a choice, we’re born this way.”
“Hair is about when you’re younger. I am my hair.”
“For all my love little monsters i am your mom you are my child in my hand i protect you like my eyes but dont worry ill cacth you if you fall.”
“I want you to let go of all of your insecurities. I want you to reject anyone of anything that ever made you feel like you don’t belong.”
“I write music every day.”
“Don’t idolize me, idolize yourself.”
“My “home” is a controversial topic. I don’t exactly have one. I live all over the world.”
“No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I’m on the right track baby I was born to survive.”
“Its OK to be weird. And maybe your weird is my normal. Whos to say? I think its an attitude.”
“They’re not prosthetics. They’re my bones. They come out when I’m inspired. They’ve always been inside of me, but I have been waiting for the right time to reveal to the universe who I truly am.”
“Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger.”
“There is nothing Holy about hatred.”
“Memories are not recycled like atoms and particles in quantum physics; they can be lost forever.”
“I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.”
“I’ve always been famous, it’s just no one knew it yet.”
“When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.”
“My fans are who I am. You give meaning to my life. You will never know the connection I feel to you.”
“If you don’t feel safe as a child, you can’t learn.”
“I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, “It’s OK to be sad.” I’ve been trained to love my darkness.”
“I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don’t enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time.”
“I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream. It’s not an underground tool for me. It’s my whole life.”
“I don’t like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I’m from New York. I will kill to get what I need.”
“The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.”
“I don’t see myself as ever being like anybody else.”
“Sexuality is half poison and half liberation. What’s the line? I don’t have a line.”
“I don’t think I could live without hair, makeup and styling.”
“I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have.”
“I was so ashamed of who I was.”
“How can I protect something so perfect without evil...”
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