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" And I think as long as a song has beautiful lyrics, I'm so happy. "

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" I am thrilled to be dame. It's one of those - the fact that you have been honored by your country is what it's all about, and it just feels good right there. "

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" Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow. "

" I don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis. "

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" Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. "

" Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.' "

" I'd say just go with the flow. And I take my hat off to any mother out there who works full-time and raises a family as well. It's hard work. "

" By nature, I really am a fairly bouncy and sunny individual. "

" Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its history, its gentleness. I was aware of its presence from my earliest years. Its majesty centered me, calmed me, was a solace to a certain extent. "

" How dare one act like a diva when you have a lot of work to do and you need to find your disciplines and so on? "

" There's nothing like the joy of the arts, and promoting the arts early in children is going to give them such a start in life in a way. "

" Singing has never been particularly easy for me. "

" Almost every morning when I go to the studio to work, I discover a fresh rose in the bud vase on my dressing table... one living and vital thing in a dusty arena of powder and tissue and matches and greasepaint. "

" I miss singing with an orchestra because that's the most uplifting thing that I ever knew. It is just such a fabulous feeling. "

" I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely. "

" I turned down 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brody' with Maggie Smith. I think she got the Academy Award. "

" 'Simeon's Gift' is really - it's about a musician who - in the Middle Ages, who goes out to find his muse. "

" The arts need funding. "

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" All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. "

" Who could have imagined that life would have taken such marvelous twists and turns or that I would often be so fortunate to be in the right place at the right time? "

" I am an optimistic lady. "

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" I was working from a very early age. "

" When one door closes, another window opens. "