Famous quote by Brenda Lee

Mobile Desktop
I gave up my childhood for a career
Like

"I gave up my childhood for a career"

- Brenda Lee

About this Quote

This quote by Brenda Lee speaks to the tough choice many individuals have to make in between pursuing their dreams and having a childhood. It suggests that Brenda Lee needed to make a tough choice between having a youth and pursuing a career. She chose to give up her childhood in order to pursue her profession. This quote speaks to the sacrifices that many individuals need to make in order to accomplish their goals. It likewise speaks with the importance of making certain that we do not let our dreams pass us by. We must be willing to make sacrifices in order to attain our goals, but we should also make sure that we do not miss out on the delights of childhood. Brenda Lee's quote is a suggestion that we need to strike a balance in between our dreams and our youth.

About the Author

Brenda Lee This quote is written / told by Brenda Lee somewhere between December 11, 1942 and today. She was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost - Marion C. Garretty
Marion C. Garretty
"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
Small: A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life - Robertson Davies
"A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
Small: Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of - William Golding
"Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of"
William Golding, Novelist
Small: Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time
Søren Kierkegaard
"Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older - Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
"If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older"
Tom Stoppard, Dramatist
Small: Genius is the recovery of childhood at will - Arthur Rimbaud
"Genius is the recovery of childhood at will"
Arthur Rimbaud, Poet
Small: Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it - Simon Pegg
"Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it"
Simon Pegg, Comedian
Small: I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didnt like them when they were finished because
"I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood"
Manuel Puig, Author
Small: Childhood is a promise that is never kept - Ken Hill
"Childhood is a promise that is never kept"
Ken Hill, Playwright
Small: From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament... the dream implied taking life ritually
Bernard Berenson
"From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament... the dream implied taking life ritually as something holy"
Bernard Berenson, Historian