Ordinary British people don't on the whole find it easy to express their feelings, even to those closest to them. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I think people looked at me as one of them - an ordinary girl from an ordinary family with a voice they… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I think a sense of history and perspective for our young people today is essential. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
So many older people are on a very small budget and just wouldn't be able to afford a TV licence. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
Certain people cause so many problems, not only to the running of the town and the country, but to people themselves. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I miss the emotion of singing. There is something about it which means you can express emotions to people without actually talking… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
People used me, in a way, to achieve something, and I was glad of it. I was just doing my job. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
Keep interested, read books, watch television and try to keep in touch with life and what people are doing, seeing and enjoying. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
You've got to be nice to people when you're on your way up, because you never know who you are going to… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
It is so important that British children are taught about the World Wars that their great grandparents fought in and lived through. It was… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I am exceptionally fond of all the brave servicemen and women who have worked, and continue to work, to keep us safe and secure,… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
You never know what's going to happen en route to the airport or station and the last thing you want is to get there… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I have always managed to combine my family life and my career, but there came a point when I had to choose between a… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I've liked country music for as long as I can remember, especially the songs of Dolly Parton. Her lyrics are similar to mine: simple,… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
So many go into the business just to be famous, not because they are passionate about their craft. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
Seeing photographs of my dad, Bert, on the beach with a knotted handkerchief on his head to avoid getting sunburn still brings a smile… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I did an audition for Henry Hall, a well-known dance man at the BBC, when I was about 15. I have lost the letter… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
The journey to Burma is etched in my brain, full of all sorts of intense memories. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
Ordinary British people don't on the whole find it easy to express their feelings, even to those closest to them. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
Perhaps it is no surprise I became an entertainer because many of my relatives were natural performers. Dad, who had a fine pair of… — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image
I try not to worry too much about anything any more, and enjoy every day as it comes. — Vera Lynn Copy Share Image