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.
Interpretation
The quote reflects acceptance of change and the end of a musical era.
Elton John's quote indicates a personal acceptance of the inevitable changes in his career, specifically regarding his presence in pop radio. It emphasizes a positive outlook on this transition, showcasing that one can embrace new phases of life without regret or unhappiness.
In practice
In a speech reflecting on retirement from an active career.
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
At heart I've always been a music fan. That part of me has never changed since I was a little kid, sitting in a room watching a record go round, looking at the colour of the labels.
I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do_x000D_ _x000D_ You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue_x000D_ _x000D_ Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_x000D_ _x000D_ Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.
Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.
Until we see what we are, we cannot take steps to become what we should be.
President Kennedy has named two Negroes to District Judgeships and appointed Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals. When I came to the Department of Justice, there were only ten Negroes employed as lawyers; not a single Negro served as a United States Attorney - or ever had in the history of the country. That has been changed.
You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.
We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.
I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color - African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and progressive whites.
The world is waiting for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new international order.
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