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" My idea of baking is buying a ready-make cake mix and throwing in an egg. "
Cilla Black
Egg
Buying
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" I've had days when I go in my bedroom for 24 hours at a time. I call them my Cilla Black days, and they're literally black days. It's like the old Boomtown Rats song 'I Don't Like Mondays.' You just want to shut the whole day down. "
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" I intend to grow old very disgracefully. "
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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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" After Fergie and Prince Andrew honeymooned at Le Touessrok in Mauritius, Bobby, my late husband, and I were first to stay in their suite. We enjoyed the benefits - all the spoils and the special luxuries. We practically had our own private beach, and it was most romantic. "
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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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" If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet. "
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" I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it. "
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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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" I don't want to see a 70-year-old on television. "
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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 a whole generation out there who don't know that I was a pop singer in the early days. "
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" When I was put up in posh hotels, I thought it was wonderful. "
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" It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after. "
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" It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes. "
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" On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'. "
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" I'm a Roman Catholic. Or was. I was brought up that way and used to say my prayers every night, but I don't pray to God any more. I might use the usual phrases I picked up from my parents, 'Oh, if God spares me next year...' or 'Please God...' but they're only phrases. "
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" I just thank God when I wake up every day. "
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" I don't want to be a burden on anybody. "
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" The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like. "
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" I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be a singer. "
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" I was reading about an age pill that has been developed which they claim will make you live longer. That is not for me. "
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" I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it. "
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" When I go out, it's to have a good time, not to find a man. "
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" I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine. "
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