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" Stars are almost always people that want to make up for their own weaknesses by being loved by the public and I'm no exception to that. "
George Michael
Own
People
Stars
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" I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had the confidence to express my views in a song. "
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" It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.' "
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" I knew, regardless of anything else, singing in front of an orchestra was going to be inspirational. It would feed me. "
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" I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on? "
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" Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you have to grab what you can before it's gone. It's almost as if there isn't time for compassion. "
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" You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart. "
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" Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups. "
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" I never really told my parents that I wanted to be a pop star or anything. They just knew that I was totally obsessed with music. Funnily enough, my father always used to say that he didn't think I could sing. "
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" I have no belief in The Bible or religion, but I think Armageddon was a lucky guess. I honestly think it's going to happen. "
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" I had to walk away from America, and say goodbye to the biggest part of my career, because I knew otherwise my demons would get the better of me. "
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" I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying. "
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" I had been obsessed with insects and creepy-crawlies: I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this field behind our garden and collect insects before everyone else got up, and suddenly, all I wanted to know about was music. It just seemed a very, very strange thing. "
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" For some strange reason, my gay life didn't get easier when I came out. Quite the opposite happened, really. "
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Opposite
" There is no such thing as a reluctant star. "
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Thing
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" I was brought up when media still kept totally away from violence when it came to children. I don't think it would have made me scared of violence, but I find it repulsive. "
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" I'm not stupid enough to think that I can deal with another 10 or 15 years of major exposure. I think that is the ultimate tragedy of fame... People who are simply out of control, who are lost. I've seen so many of them, and I don't want to be another cliche. "
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" My American gay audience have continued to dance and sing to the music I make in a way that straight Americans haven't. I am grateful to them for that. "
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Music
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" You can't have a child just to keep a relationship together, can you? "
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" It's important to me that I should be free to express myself. "
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Should
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" Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days. "
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World
" Deep down, my ego always thought that I would outlast a lot of people that I was competing against. "
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" I would advise any gay person that being out in the real sense can never happen too soon. "
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" I've always been the porky boy in my head. "
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" If someone really wants to hurt you, they'll find a way whatever. I don't want to live my life worrying about it. "
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" I really have no plans for any kind of career in TV or anything, but if I wanted to become good at it, I could. But I don't really think it's in the cards. "
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" I'm just not security-minded. "
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" I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years. "
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" I've written a whole body of work that I'm incredibly proud of. "
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