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Enjoy the top 295 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Elton John.

“You and your oven are capable of great things,Remember, no two ovens are the same.”
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“I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever.”

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“I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.”

— Elton John

“I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.”

— Elton John

We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.

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“If there is a better singer in England than Craig David, then I am Margaret Thatcher.”

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“Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it's relaxed me.”

— Elton John

I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.

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“The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.”

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And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

— Elton John

I went to a mixed school and I can't remember being bullied at school, ever. I was quite large, in those days. Usually, if you're going to be a bully, you'll pick on someone who is small. I didn't bully anybody, and I don't remember being bullied.

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“And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.”

— Elton John

“I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.”

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I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.

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“I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world.”

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“I am the biggest technophobe of all time.”

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“Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now.”

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How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'. And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill their dream of having children, your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again.

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“What record companies do these days is drain the blood dry of an album, take six singles off it, and harm the longevity of artists' careers by doing it.”

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“There is such a thing as good interference from your record label. I don't think I get enough interference from my record label.”

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“Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees as an artist.”

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“I used to take hostages in my relationships and not let people be independent. It always ended in disaster, because you take away people's identity and they end up full of resentment.”

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“Dave and I as a couple seem to be the acceptable face of gayness, and that's great. I've got to use that power to try and do what I can - or we have - to try to make the situations in Russia and Poland better.”

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“Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.”

— Elton John

You can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to clip her wings.

— Elton John

“If there's a God in heaven, what's he waiting for? If He can't hear the children, then he must see the war.”

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“I went up to Prince and said 'I'm a big fan of your stuff' and he looked at me and just walked off ... left me standing there like a ****. He's a prat, but a clever prat.”

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“I've been following him since Space Oddity. And I've followed him from all those albums that didn't sell, like The Man Who Sold The World and things like that. Above all, apart from all the glamorous rubbish, the music's there. Ziggy Stardust is a classic album.”

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“And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's based on sexual transmission. And it's still shame-based. And until people feel strong enough and feel loved enough to actually open up and say, listen, I'm HIV-positive, then we are facing an uphill battle.”

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“Love's like a junkie, addiction's a fact. Passion's a monkey, you can't keep off your back.”

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Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar, and pain was the price you paid.

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I cannot bear successful people who are miserable.

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“The world is near escalating to World War Three and where are the leaders of each religion? Why aren't they having a conclave; why aren't they coming together?”

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“I'm the Connie Francis of rock 'n' roll.”

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“I don't want a Jennifer Lopez wedding or anything like that. A commitment ceremony would be a nice thing to do.”

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It was Scotty Moore's guitar riff [in "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"] when he was doing The Steve Allen Show that got me into rock music.

— Elton John

You and your oven are capable of great things,Remember, no two ovens are the same.

— Elton John

“Getting paid for being laid, guess that's the name of the game.”

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“I'm cold as a razor blade, inches from madness.”

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I don't think there can ever be too many messages about AIDS. If you stop the education process, then people are going to think the problem is all over and done with. They'll think that it's OK to go and have sex again. Education is essential, especially among young people.

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“Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds to see them should be shot.”

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“Oh teacher, I need you like a little child, you got something in you to drive a school boy wild.”

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“I love the way the American trade magazines never give anybody a bad review because they're afraid the advertising will be taken out. It's so hysterical.”

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What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together.

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“No tears to damn you when jealousy burns.”

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I'd walk a million miles to give her what she needs. But she would walk a million more to do what she believes.