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I gave up my childhood for a career. — Brenda Lee

It is shame to be an impostor ... it only means u gave up! ... it is impossible to be perfect ... but it is possible to believe in your self ... — Woody

You gave up the universe for a life on the sofa?' 'I didn't realise that at the time. — Matt Haig

You okay?" I asked Rosie and Rosie gave me an "are you nuts, that lunatic just tied me up with duct tape" look. — Kristen Ashley

I sometimes overeat or drink too much, but I don't eat chocolate, and I gave up smoking when I was 39. — Marie Helvin

The universe had an odd sense of fairness; it took away things one did not want to give up, and then gave things one did not ask for. — Laila Lalami

I gave up drinking once
it was the worst afternoon of my entire life. — Humphrey Bogart

All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ. — Mickey Rooney

When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of self-confidence. — Sergey Brin

I soon learned to separate theological from moral prejudices, and I gave up looking for a supernatural origin of evil. A — Friedrich Nietzsche

I could not agree more. The students of Delaware State often looked to the school as their chance, their hand up, their hope. And they gave their all. — Michael N. Castle

Once someone gave me a picture and I wrote 'Do good in school.' I looked up and the guy was 78 years old — Casey Stengel

You'll get them tomorrow. You gave it a good shot. Keep your chin up. — Ted Alexandro

It was tough, I gave everything I had on those match points but she just came up with better shots. I still find it very hard to believe. Its amazing. — Kim Clijsters

NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. — Sarah Shahi

My mom means a lot to me. My mom gave up everything. She moved with me and believed in me. She is awesome. — Justin Bieber

I gave all up to him to do with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, — William James

Those who gave the orders, oversaw the killings, and ordered the subsequent cover-up have yet to be arrested and prosecuted. — Victoria Nuland

We gave ourselves for lost men, and prepared for death. Yet we did lift up our hearts and voices to God above, who "showeth His wonders in the deep". — Francis Bacon

It's interesting - years ago, I had such bad stage fright during musical theater auditions that I just gave up. And now I'm on Broadway. — Tom Lenk

If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now. — James Lovelock

I never gave up believing that there was much more to life than how I was living it. — Kim Cattrall

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance. — John Cale

Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and do it. I gave it a little bit of thought. — Anthony Hopkins

He never gave up on me, I only stopped being matriculated. — Mary Karr

I can't believe you gave me a bag of dirt and then broke up with me! — Lauren R. Weinstein

I gave him a gentle uncomprehending look in return. I am a grown-up woman now; let him unbury his own catastrophes. — Alice Munro

Socrates held up his hands, wiggling his fingers. God gave me these hands to change the world, one child at a time. — Red Phoenix

Sometimes I wake up at night and go, 'Oh, damn! Here we go again! What were they thinking? They gave me this role; don't they know I'm faking it? — Renee Zellweger

That was what she really wanted. To forget so thoroughly she'd never have another memory again, the bitter so bitter you gave up the sweet. — Janet Fitch

I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there. — Esperanza Spalding

Now we all know that Fidel Castro dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and gave JFK a case of syphilis so bad it eventually blew out the back of his head. — Stephen Colbert

I am actually a big sissy, and growing up, I never used to watch horror movies. 'Bambi' gave me nightmares. — Danielle Panabaker

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up. — Harrison Ford

God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people. — Francis Collins

I gave up painting by 16. I secretly thought I would have been Rembrandt by then. — Damien Hirst

They gave up days and weeks of their lives, addicted to someone else's drama — Mitch Albom

Everything good I've ever gotten in life, I only got because I gave something else up. — Elizabeth Gilbert

I lifted my eyes, and, for the first time, admitted the truth.
"I gave up," I whispered.
"Don't give up," she whispered back. — Mitch Albom

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her. — Edward VIII

The only reason I can hold up my head is because when He set me free He gave me my dignity back. — Beth Moore

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone. — Chief Joseph

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. — Thomas A. Edison

You want to talk about the truth? The truth is you gave up on me. — Taylor Jenkins Reid

Jenna went to take my hand, but I stood up and gave her my best "Everything Is Fine, No, Really, It Is" smile. — Rachel Hawkins

I think god gave us talent because he screwed up our hair — Dolly Parton

I sold my soul, you brought it back for me. And held me up, and gave me dignity. — Anne Murray

Quarrelling with the Prince of Barrow was like fighting a curtain. Robin Stewart gave up. — Dorothy Dunnett

I gave up visiting my psychoanalyst because he was meddling too much in my private life. — Tennessee Williams

I am no longer a criminal. I gave up that practice years ago. — Ronald Biggs

When I read about the dangers of drinking, I gave up reading — Henny Youngman

My cousin gave me a twin-neck electric guitar for one of my birthdays. It was amazing. Even though it was mine, I was never allowed to pick it up. — Sam Palladio

After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time; I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it. — Nicholas Mosley

Well, the drums gave me headaches, the sunlight flashing on my armor cooked me up like harvest day, and those magnificent destriers shit everywhere. — George R R Martin

I had a woman up here last week to look at my feet, and when she gave me the bill you'd of thought she had my appendicitus out. — F Scott Fitzgerald

I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up. — Kate Thompson

I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any. — Natalie Cole

I gave up on ever trying to get 'my way.' I barely knew it existed. — Roz Chast

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up. — Mike Tyson

I wonder what would happen if you gave up your need to be right? — Terry Tempest Williams

Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try. — Dennis DeYoung

When I go back to God after my life, I want to make sure I go back with absolutely no talent and tell him, "I used up everything you gave me. — Abhishek Krishnan

I gave up rock 'n' roll for the rock of ages! I used to be a glaring homosexual until God changed me! — Little Richard

We gave you a perfectly good language and you f***ed up. — Stephen Fry

You know all of my fears. There's nothing your eyes can't see. When I tried to give up Lord, you never gave up on me. — Peter Furler

It could have been a month or, It could have been a year, But I, I gave up long before, Long before you cared. — Sara Quin

God gave us free will so that we might choose our own destinies. He left it up to us to achieve them. — R.M. ArceJaeger

We gave up everything just to sit at your table. — John Lennon

I had cherished a profound conviction that her bringing me up by hand, gave her no right to bring me up by jerks. — Charles Dickens

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad. — Willie Nelson

There's no point in writing my kind of stuff, when they're printing that kind of stuff. So I gave up and started drinking. — Charles Bukowski

I bet the sleazeball buttered you up with loads of compliments too?'
Cleo gave a grim nod. 'Yes, he did. He said my trowel was awesome. — Helen Moss

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street. — Neil Armstrong

Killian settled back into his seat and made the universal sign for "after you". I gave him the universal sign for "up yours, buddy". — Kate Danley

That was her last rational thought. She gave herself up to Cam completely, feasting on her. She couldn't get enough of her. — Jo Victor

Hustle is waking up the day before you die and realising you gave it your all. — Gary Vaynerchuk

He never gave up his search for the Door into Summer. — Robert A. Heinlein

This is what keeps ghosts locked to the earth, that sweet burning need for something they loved and gave up too soon. — Cathie Pelletier

I never gave up on music, and I feel like music never gave up on me. — Bobby Womack

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could. — John James Audubon

I just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up! — Gabby Douglas

I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back. — Rick Warren

No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her. — Suzanne Collins

What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily. — Harrison Ford

I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase. — Barbara Corcoran

On the night He was betrayed Jesus broke bread and lifted it up and gave THANKS. If Jesus can give thanks in that, can we not give thanks in all? — Ann Voskamp

My secret is cool and mysterious like a jagged scar across my chest, and not dull and heavy like I gave up church buy not the angst. — J.C. Lillis

Then I gave up trying to please her and simply fucked her, ripping viciously. It was like murder. I didn't care; my cock had gone crazy. — Charles Bukowski

You know, people thought it was so sad that I gave up so much to take care of Emmy, but it wasn't sad. It was love, it was life. — Ellen Airgood

The little man's total obliviousness to all forms of danger somehow made danger so discouraged that it gave up and went away. — Terry Pratchett

She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape. — Michael Ondaatje

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. — Henny Youngman

You almost hold up your piece of paper and say, 'The girl I like just gave me a treasure map to herself.' But you don't. You just don't. — Laini Taylor

I gave up writing for seven years (very biblical) and picked it up again, still clueless and still seeking the exotic, when I was twenty-one. — David Bergen

You know, I don't think your brother dislikes you as much as you think. After all, he gave up a kingdom to stay with his family. — C.J. Milbrandt

I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties. — Sara Blakely

You just gotta love someone with full force, even if it hurts you. Even if you end up regretting it, at least you gave it your all. — Magan Vernon

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything. — Cassie Steele

I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate. — Ryan Lochte

Jaxon gave me a compliment. I was sure there'd be winged pigs up there somewhere. — Chris Cannon