Brenda Lee Quotations

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with the Mafia.

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.

I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

Im Sorry was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

I'm sorry if I took some things for granted, I'm sorry for the chains I put on you. But more than anything, I'm sorry for myself for living without you.

God has never disappointed me.

Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.

He loves the kids and does whatever he can to make them do their best. He is a wonderful father and coach and we are all proud of him today.

Most of them have no place to go. The people most affected are from outside, but they're going to be coming here and they need our help. We're going to have an influx of people looking for jobs, looking for housing.

We always watch the game. Well, we will cook and have some people over. My son-in-law is a big jock and he loves football; they'll probably be over. We'll just watch the game and have fun.

The growth of earnings per share this year does not justify the 100 percent shares increase.