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Creativity Quote by Cliff Richard

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

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There is a sly kind of celebrity candor in Cliff Richard's line: it sounds like an offhand travel preference, but it quietly performs a whole identity. "I've got two places I like to be" frames belonging as a curated shortlist, the way a veteran pop star might manage privacy and persona at once. He's not naming a hometown, a nation, or even a legacy. He's naming comfort. Then comes the twist of minimalism: "Portugal is one". The pause implied by that structure does a lot of work. It invites curiosity about the other place while withholding it, a soft boundary drawn in public.

The intent feels less like bragging than like de-escalation. Richard has spent decades as a highly visible, occasionally contested figure in British tabloid culture; choosing Portugal reads as a deliberate retreat from that noise. It's a place that signals sun, ease, and distance without sounding like a billionaire flex. Portugal, in the European imagination, carries a gentler prestige: less conspicuous than the Riviera, more grounded than a private island.

Subtextually, the quote is about control. Aging performers often renegotiate what "home" means when fame has turned every familiar street into a stage. By reducing his geography to two preferred locations, Richard turns a life story into a manageable map. The sentence is modest, but the power move is real: he gets to decide where he is happiest, and he doesn't owe the audience the full itinerary.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Richard, Cliff. (2026, January 17). I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-two-places-i-like-to-be-portugal-is-one-46716/

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Richard, Cliff. "I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-two-places-i-like-to-be-portugal-is-one-46716/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-two-places-i-like-to-be-portugal-is-one-46716/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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Cliff Richard (born October 14, 1940) is a Musician from England.

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