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There ain’t been no angels in heaven around since God invented girls.
Elton JohnElton John I’ve got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn’t a happy bunny.
Elton JohnElton John Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.
Elton JohnElton John How wonderful life is while you’re in the world
Elton JohnElton John I guess that’s why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you.
Elton JohnElton John I’m going to fight for human rights, whether I do it silently behind the scenes or vocally so that I get locked up. I can’t just sit back; it’s not in my nature. I can’t sit back and blindly ignore it, and I won’t.
Elton JohnElton John The less I say the more my work gets done.
Elton JohnElton John Don’t let the sun go down on me Although I search myself, it’s always someone else I see I’d just allow a fragment of your life to wander free But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
Elton JohnElton John There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.
Elton JohnElton John There’s a lot of hate in the world.
Elton JohnElton John Ever since I had that interview in which I said I was bisexual it seems twice as many people wave at me in the streets.
Elton JohnElton John I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.
Elton JohnElton John 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.
Elton JohnElton John It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, ’till we find our place, on the path unwinding.
Elton JohnElton John Love’s like a junkie, addiction’s a fact. Passion’s a monkey, you can’t keep off your back.
Elton JohnElton 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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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
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There’s a kind of freedom in handing out torches and seeing who burns the bridge between you.
Sarah J. MarvinSarah J. Marvin Maybe there’s a world out there where you and I find each other and it doesn’t end in burning flames or broken hearts.
Helena DegnHelena Degn You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
Ray BradburyRay Bradbury Eyes water, throat burns. Sins splattered like modern art; My ritual purge.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].
Shams TabriziShams Tabrizi Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell You can’t gaslight a fire burning from rage.
Sarah J. MarvinSarah J. Marvin I think my all time favourite song would be between ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer.
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