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" I tried never to take anything for granted. "
Cilla Black
Tried
Never
I Tried
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" The first time I went to Abbey Road and put those headphones on, I discovered I had two voices. I no longer had to shout in the studio, but I can't knock the Cavern or the other clubs because they gave me my strong voice. "
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" I don't want to see older people on T.V. I want to see young, pretty people on T.V. "
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" When I was put up in posh hotels, I thought it was wonderful. "
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" There's a whole generation out there who don't know that I was a pop singer in the early days. "
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" You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I wore them. So that is where the strong voice came from. "
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" I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know. "
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" It's no fun getting older. I might be wearing beautiful diamond earrings, but they can't take away the pain of losing my hearing. "
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" I just thank God when I wake up every day. "
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" T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison. "
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" There's nothing going into my mouth that's not wrapped. "
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Nothing
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" I don't want to live beyond the age of 75. That would be a good point to bow out. I don't want to go on for ever. "
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" When people ask me do I believe in feminism - well, I didn't even know I was a feminist. I was the top of the bill; I've always been the top of the bill. So I don't know what equality is. "
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Equality
" The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in. "
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Best
Me
Back
" I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that. "
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Make
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" I cannot do business. I cannot sit and say, 'How are you, the weather's great, how's your golf?' I'm like a bull in a china shop. "
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Give
Pro
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" I always wanted to be a star. "
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Wanted
Always
" I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do. "
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Year
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