Shirley Bassey

“You don't get anything for nothing.”

“I've always been a dreamer.”

“The minute you think you've made it, you're finished. You're dead.”

“I see myself as a survivor. I'm a tough cookie.”

“I don't do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It's too late for regrets. You've already done it, haven't you? You've lived your life. No regrets.”

“My voice is a gift from God. I have to take care of it.”

“Goldfinger is my middle name. I'm Mrs. Goldfinger.”

“You have to be a bit of a diva to be a star.”

“I believe in destiny. I believe that I was destined to be a singer.”

“Fashion is a part of my life. It's a way of expressing myself.”

“When I sing, I'm in another world.”

“I'm a performer. I've been a performer since I was a child.”

“Age is just a number. It's what you do with it that counts.”

“I've had a wonderful life. I've been very lucky.”

“I have to be careful with my voice. It's my instrument. It's what I do.”

“I don't diet. I just don't eat a lot. And I walk a lot. I'm a walker.”