--- title: "1 Curious Paradox Quotes By Tom Jones" description: "1 Curious Paradox quotes by Tom Jones. Plus more from Tom Jones and more Curious Paradox sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/tom-jones-11270_musical_there-is-a-curious-paradox-that-no-one-c_749358.png" --- > [“There is a curious paradox that no one can explain. Who understands the secret of the reaping of the grain? Who understands why Spring is born out of Winter’s laboring pain, or why we must all die a bit before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/there-is-a-curious-paradox-that-no-one-can-explain-who-understands/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/tom-jones-11270_musical_there-is-a-curious-paradox-that-no-one-c_749358.png) ## More by Tom Jones > [Plant a radish, get a radish, never any doubt. That's why I love vegetables, you know what they're about!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/plant-a-radish-get-a-radish-never-any-doubt-that-s-why-i-love/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [It's not unusual to be loved by anyone, it's not unusual to have fun with anyone. But when I see you hanging about with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/it-s-not-unusual-to-be-loved-by-anyone-it-s-not-unusual-to-have-fun/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [When I started recording, I thought I'd be able to do all kinds of records: jazz, country, dance - and I've always wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/when-i-started-recording-i-thought-i-d-be-able-to-do-all-kinds-of/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [The Musto Skiff combines the thrill of skiff performance with smooth control and well... it just blows your pants off!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/the-musto-skiff-combines-the-thrill-of-skiff-performance-with-smooth/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/first-of-all-i-love-singing-i-mean-i-get-out-of-bed-and-i-sing-i-can/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your pussy cat nose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/pussy-cat-pussy-cat-i-love-you-yes-i-do-you-and-your-pussy-cat-nose/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-got-married-when-i-was-16-so-i-had-to-do-shift-work-to-make-ends/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [Oh yeah, I would have been a coal miner, I would think, if I hadn't had tuberculosis when I was 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/oh-yeah-i-would-have-been-a-coal-miner-i-would-think-if-i-hadn-t-had/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I don't think you can sing about certain things when you're a teen-ager or in your early 20s, because you haven't lived long enough.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-don-t-think-you-can-sing-about-certain-things-when-you-re-a-teen/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I've always worn jewellery but for a time it went out of fashion. Like grungy and punk bands didn't wear jewellery because it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-ve-always-worn-jewellery-but-for-a-time-it-went-out-of-fashion-like/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [“There is a curious paradox that no one can explain. Who understands the secret of the reaping of the grain? Who understands why Spring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/there-is-a-curious-paradox-that-no-one-can-explain-who-understands/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-come-from-a-coal-mining-working-class-background-my-father-was-a/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [When I was young, I was interested more in (singing the songs). ... I can't say I'm enjoying it more now than I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/when-i-was-young-i-was-interested-more-in-singing-the-songs-i-can-t/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I think teen-age love is a great thing. There's nothing quite like it and never will be for the rest of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-think-teen-age-love-is-a-great-thing-there-s-nothing-quite-like-it/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) > [I realize that singing is saving my life, once I started again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-jones/i-realize-that-singing-is-saving-my-life-once-i-started-again/) [Tom Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-jones/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/curious-paradox/tom-jones/#itemlist", "name": "1 Curious Paradox Quotes By Tom Jones", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is a curious paradox that no one can explain. Who understands the secret of the reaping of the grain? 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