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" Well, I've had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids. "
Elton John
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" I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate. "
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" There's a lot of hate in the world. "
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Great
Love
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Work
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" Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually. "
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" 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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You
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