Author: Shirley Bassey

Quotes

I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit.

I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit.

- Shirley Bassey

You want success, and then when you do get it, you don't want it because of the attention.

You want success, and then when you do get it, you don't want it because of the attention.

- Shirley Bassey

Diamonds never leave you... men do!

Diamonds never leave you... men do!

- 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.

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.

- Shirley Bassey

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.

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.

- 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.

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.

- Shirley Bassey

No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

- Shirley Bassey

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