Shirley Bassey quotes

You don't get older, you get better. (Shirley Bassey)
I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift. View quote
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I hate it when people come up to me when I'm eating. View quote
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I was a wild kid. I was left to climb trees. And you know those railways logs, they piled them up, six feet apart, and I'd jump from one to the other. Without a safety net! I was an incredible tomboy. View quote
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I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough. View quote
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I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage. View quote
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I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds them. Eventually, too, they become very jealous of the love one has with an audience. View quote
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Diamonds never leave you... men do! View quote
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I'm a virgin and I brought up all my children to be the same. View quote
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When I started singing, I couldn't be shut up. View quote
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You want success, and then when you do get it, you don't want it because of the attention. (Shirley Bassey)
It's hard for a man to live with a successful woman - they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women. View quote
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I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit. View quote
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No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years. View quote
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I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva. View quote
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