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“My mantra is if you raise money, don't waste it.”

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Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, is a British singer, composer, and pianist. He was born on March 25, 1947, in London, England. Since his debut in 1969, Elton John has won the hearts of fans worldwide with his unique musical style and talented performances. His music spans a variety of genres, including pop, rock, blues, and classical, with hit songs like 'Candle in the Wind' and 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'. more

“People still think of AIDS as a shame-based disease, it's a sexually transmitted disease, and you're either gay or you're a prostitute or an intravenous drug user. And so a lot of people are still very bigoted about this disease. It's such a treatable disease. It's so - the end is in sight for this disease, medically.”

People Thinking Gay Drug Aids Users Sexually

Author:Elton John

“Science fiction does not attempt to predict. It extrapolates. It just says, "What if?" not what will be? Because you can never predict what will happen, particularly in politics and economics. You can to some extent predict in the technological sphere - flying, space travel, but even there we missed badly on some things, like computers. No one imagined the incredible impact of computers, even though robot brains of various kinds but the idea that one day every house would have a computer in every room and that one day we'd have computers built into our clothing, nobody ever thought of that.”

Kind House Brain One Day Computer Science Fiction Incredibles Various Flying What If Technological Space Travel

Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“To be a science fiction writer you must be interested in the future and you must feel that the future will be different and hopefully better than the present. Although I know that most - that many science fiction writings have been anti-utopias. And the reason for that is that it's much easier and more exciting to write about a really nasty future than a - placid, peaceful one.”

Writing Different Reason Exciting Science Fiction Peaceful Hopefully Nasty

Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“Growth works. What we're doing in the administration to spur growth in terms of regulatory form work. And what we're working is to make sure that those tax cuts add to that. We do believe that sustained 3 percent economic growth is possible and that that is the way you can balance the budget long-term.”

Believe Growth Term Cutting Economic Balance Taxes Economic Growth

Author:Mick Mulvaney