Cliff Richard Quotes
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If you can play guitar and sing, you can probably get a gig down the road playing at a restaurant, but don't throw your life away chasing something that is so elusive it will only lead you to regret and may turn you bitter.
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What other people think of me is becoming less and less important; what they think of Jesus because of me is critical.
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The thrill of hearing your own voice recorded is still there, I still love it, going into the studio and thinking how can I sing this song and between the producers and the musicians you find a way of doing it.
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The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Celebrities meet a lot of people and we just can't maintain them all in our fuddled brains.
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It's the business I'm in, I can't say that signing things is the favourite part of my career but you know that it has to be done and that there is no pain involved.
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She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind
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It don't spit or swear or sleep around. I've always maintained I'm the most radical rock'n'roll singer Britain has ever seen.
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Once in a lifetime a really beautiful song comes along ... Until it does, I'd like to do this one.
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It's important to put all I have into my career.
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It is important to have a circle of Christians friends, which I do have.
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There's loads of things you can do to make things easy for your throat, you can drink a bit of lemon and hot water couple of spoons of honey, you can gargle with port, I've done it a couple of times myself - but don't swallow it!
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I have a group of people, about 40, in a local church in Surrey in England, who pray for me regularly.
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I involve myself in an organisation called Tear Fund.
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I owe Elvis my career, and the entire music business owes him it's lifeline.
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Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.
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I can say I have become far more open about what I believe.
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I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.
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Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it.
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I'm very grateful because my fans are very loyal.
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But Portugal has a peaceful feel about it. I sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard there and I feel cut off from the world. You need that sort of thing.
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When I became a Christian my confidence grew.
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But, of course, one relies on the everyday people who just simply like your music, for whom you may not be a hobby but they enjoy being in your presence at a concert.
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If I'm going to represent God I have to do it the best I can.
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I don't mean that if you're a Christian, walking close to God, you will immediately gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that.
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We need to pray and read the Bible every day, and regardless of whatever else happens to you, that tends to keep you close to Him, because you are constantly in touch through His Word.
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I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that I find is a great plus.
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When you're out there with thousands of people it's probably better to have a bigger show to look at, and it turned out really well and they videoed it for me.
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So I will go as far as I can into rock and roll carrying my Christian banner.
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The only advice I would give Christians entering the world of arts: give yourself a period of time, maybe three or four years. If you haven't made it in your chosen art form, dump it.
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