Cliff Richard Quotes

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.

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

And, of course, Barbados is the other place where I like to be.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

When I became a Christian my confidence grew.

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

We need to be adopted by God through Jesus - that was what happened to me, and that's what changed my life so that now, I can see that my career can be part of a calling.

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

I involve myself in an organisation called Tear Fund.

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.

About two months ago I finished a gospel tour.

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

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

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

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.

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'm very grateful because my fans are very loyal.

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.

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

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

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.