I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage.

More Quotes by Shirley Bassey

You don't get older, you get better.

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.

No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

Diamonds never leave you... men do!

I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit.

I hate it when people come up to me when I'm eating.