Cliff Richard Quotes

The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.

I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.

What other people think of me is becoming less and less important; what they think of Jesus because of me is critical.

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.

I have a group of people, about 40, in a local church in Surrey in England, who pray for me regularly.

The more we depend on God the more dependable we find He is.

Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it.

When you use music to worship you are not attempting to entertain.

The nice thing about having relatives' kids around is that they go home.

I'm very grateful because my fans are very loyal.

There is no better news, than the fact that Jesus can actually turn a life upside down and save it.

Once in a lifetime a really beautiful song comes along ... Until it does, I'd like to do this one.

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.

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.

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.

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.

So I will go as far as I can into rock and roll carrying my Christian banner.

I liked the Beatles but I wasn't mad on the Stones. I always thought they were a slight rip-off of Chuck Berry and some of the old blues people, and they never seemed to change. If people compare me to Jagger and the Stones I would be the one to be put down ... I've been far more progressive than any of them.

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!

It is important to have a circle of Christians friends, which I do have.

It's important to put all I have into my career.

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.

I involve myself in an organisation called Tear Fund.

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

When I became a Christian my confidence grew.

How is there going to be Peace when there is no Justice?

I owe Elvis my career, and the entire music business owes him it's lifeline.

If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.

But if you have a solid walk with the Lord, then you wont fear that failure.

I have tried to have a regular daily intake from my Bible, regardless of how late it is.

Of course, when I started my career, like anyone else who was 16 at the time, we were besotted by the rock-n-roll scene from America, and all I was interested in was having a career of my own.

I can say I have become far more open about what I believe.

Celebrities meet a lot of people and we just can't maintain them all in our fuddled brains.

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.

Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property.

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.

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.

When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.

I think that if you are going to be successful as a Christian in the arts, you have to be successful in your Christian life.

But Jesus changes your attitude towards yourself and towards other people.

If I'm going to represent God I have to do it the best I can.

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.

The music industry has changed drastically and that damages young artists. They don't have the same support system that we had. They wanted us to be happy. Today I would have been dropped after the first flop.

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.