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" A good art collection is emblematic of the people collecting it. "

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" If we can make HIV testing a normal part of looking after your health, we can truly envisage an AIDs-free future in the U.K. "

" Unfortunately, celebrity is a powerful thing. It can influence people, but if it can influence people in a good way, then that's a great thing. "

" One of the reasons Elton and I entered into our partnership - the first day it became legal in Britain to do so - is that we felt it was an opportunity to protect ourselves with official recognition of our relationship. "

" I studied really, really hard, rather boringly. "

" It's very important in any relationship that one partner doesn't lose themselves in the other, and that's very easy if you're involved with a celebrity. "

" You have to acknowledge that films that have a strong concept and are easily marketed to people are the ones that stand the biggest chance of success. "

" Out of ignorance and fear comes judgment and division. "

" Knowing your HIV status is so important for your future health and that of your loved ones. "

" It's interesting how Rod Stewart can father a child at 65, and a straight, single footballer named Cristiano Ronaldo can arrange to have a surrogate have a baby, and neither of them receives any criticism. "

" When you're in a relationship with a very famous person, you have to make compromises. "

" The past is past; what's gone on has gone on. "

" I ran away from small-town Canada to London; I ran away from my family because I didn't think I could be the person I was. "

" In strictly medical terms, there's no difference between HIV and diabetes; they're not curable, but they're very, very highly treatable, and early information is power. The only thing - literally the only thing - that is different is the stigma. And we have to overcome it, because it is now the only reason people are dying. "

" I gravitate toward contemporary art. I love great paintings, sculpture, photography, some video art. "

" We all live by example. "

" When Stephen Harper was elected as the new Conservative Prime Minister - and he talked about repealing gay marriage and putting it to a vote in the House of Commons - Elton and I talked about getting married in Canada to make a statement, for ideological and political reasons. "

" When you get the high art of William Shakespeare and the greatest love story ever told, and you collision crash it with the low art of the tacky garden gnome, you're going to have lots and lots of opportunity for fun and putting your tongue very firmly in your cheek. "

" Fear and ignorance fuel so much homophobia. "

" I think people get fearful of things they don't know or understand. "

" I think if we could just level the playing field in life as much as possible, then we'd all be in a much better place. "

" I came from a happy family with loving parents, so my associations with marriage and children were all happy, positive things that brought me comfort as a child, which I wanted in my life. "

" I am for 100% equality across the board for everybody, in all walks of life. "

" We want to make sure that our boys realize that there are all different kinds of families, and all families are great. "

" I think if you have an opportunity to live by example and make people aware of positive changes in our society, I think it's a great thing. "

" We absolutely need more role models. I think we need more people to come forward and be proud of who they are. "

" Animation films are about entertainment and about fun for the whole family, and if you went too far down a dark path, it's not what people, I think, expect from a great animated film. "

" I haven't done much art shopping in Vegas. It tends to be from galleries that are London- or L.A.- or New York-based. We've never had someone standing over our shoulder telling us something is a good investment. "