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Plant a radish, get a radish, never any doubt. That’s why I love vegetables, you know what they’re about!
Tom JonesTom Jones I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.
Tom JonesTom Jones Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.
Tom JonesTom Jones It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Tom JonesTom Jones Dont just do something because everybody else is doing it- do it your own way!
Tom JonesTom Jones Once heard, Never forgotten!
Tom JonesTom Jones You can’t lose the essence of a song. I try to enhance it more than anything else.
Tom JonesTom Jones I’ve always felt myself as being a serious singer.
Tom JonesTom Jones I like to drink to suit my location.
Tom JonesTom Jones You are only a young talent, but we don’t know how old your soul is.
Tom JonesTom Jones Love is in the air everywhere I look around. Love is in the air every sight and every sound.
Tom JonesTom Jones We won best breakthrough video, it meant so much to me to win that award, it was a turning point in my career.
Tom JonesTom Jones Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your pussy cat nose.
Tom JonesTom Jones I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.
Tom JonesTom Jones I think when you’ve lived a bit, you read more into the songs. I do, anyway. And you’re sort of living the songs rather than performing them,
Tom JonesTom Jones I’ve always liked to dance – I’ve got a natural rhythm.
Tom JonesTom Jones
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
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Kurt CobainKurt Cobain I like writing about things that aren’t real.
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