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I'm Not Going To Russia And Tell Them To Go To Hell And Think - That's Not The Way Things Are Done. You Chip Away At Something And You Hope That There Will Be Dialogue And That The Situation Can Get Better. You Don't Just Go In There With Guns Blazing And Say Well, To Hell With You Because They're Going To Say To Hell With You And Get Out Of The Country.

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I'm Not Going To Russia And Tell Them To Go To Hell And Think - That's Not The Way Things Are Done. You Chip Away At Something And You Hope That There Will Be Dialogue And That The Situation Can Get Better. You Don't Just Go In There With Guns Blazing And Say Well, To Hell With You Because They're Going To Say To Hell With You And Get Out Of The Country.

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It'll Take You A Couple Of Vodka And Tonics To Set You On Your Feet Again.

I Had To Learn How To Function As A Human Being. And I Really Enjoyed That Process.

Jesus Wanted Us To Be Loving And Forgiving.

Once You Have People Around You Who Don't Question You, You're In A Dangerous Place.

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Poor Cow, You'll Get Your Dumb Man. You'll See Your Whole Life Coming At You In The Back Of His Hand.

As Elton John, My Days On Pop Radio Are Over, And I Know That And I Accept It And I'm Not Unhappy About It.

If There Is A Better Singer In England Than Craig David, Then I Am Margaret Thatcher.

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