Quote

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

Shirley Bassey

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Shirley Bassey
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 8
Singer
Shirley Veronica Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey
Woman
Strong
Enough
Men
Terribly
Think
Fragile
Thinking
Independent
Afraid
Successful

More quotes by Shirley Bassey

Image
When I started singing, I couldn't be shut up.
Shirley Bassey
Image
You want success and then when you do get it, you don't want it because of the attention.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I hate it when people come up to me when I'm eating.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I'd like to run away From you, But if you didn't come And find me ... I would die.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage.
Shirley Bassey
Image
How oddly do life and death jostle each other in this strange world of ours! How nearly allied are smiles and tears!
Shirley Bassey
Image
You should never say never.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit.
Shirley Bassey
Image
You don't get older, you get better.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I'm not getting old. I'm getting better.
Shirley Bassey
Image
I wanted to be a model I wanted to be a nurse I wanted to be so many things, almost anything but being part of show business.
Shirley Bassey
Image
No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.
Shirley Bassey
Image
In truth, it requires not only a large intellect, but a large heart, to judge with becoming charity of the peculiar temptations of riches.
Shirley Bassey