Quote by Madonna

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.

I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How coul

Summary

In this quote, Madonna reflects on her name and how it has influenced her life choices. She suggests that her name, suggesting a religious connotation (Madonna meaning "Virgin Mary"), could have led her down a path towards becoming a nun. However, Madonna asserts that her name has instead shaped her identity as an influential pop icon. She implies that her choice was inevitable and irresistibly aligned with her given name.

Topics

Identity

By Madonna

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The time I had waited probably made the difference between s

The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure.

Failure

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree wit

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Herbert Henry Lehman

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our ea

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.

Future

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

Work

O, that he were here to write me down an ass! But, masters,

O, that he were here to write me down an ass! But, masters, remember, that I am an ass; though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Dogberry

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.

Ninon De L'Enclos

Beauty

A strong foe is better than a weak friend.

A strong foe is better than a weak friend.

Edward Dahlberg

Enemies Enemy

For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are

For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are exploding every day and the kitchen is Ground Zero.

Michelle Williams

Movies

The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in ou

The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization

George Bernard Shaw

Civilization

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when the sentence was about to be pronounced, pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was orphan.

Abraham Lincoln

Crime

With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock p

With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.

Age

I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.

I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.