Don McLean Quotes
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.
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I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance.
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I would've been a really big silent movie star.
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'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'
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I like to read novels where the author seems knowledgeable, like someone you know you could walk calmly next to through a complicated situation, and he or she would be alive to its meaning and ironies. And you wouldn't even have to mention them out loud to each other.
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Our biggest single theme is trying to make the NIH work better with the same amount of money.
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I found out my baby was visiting Julie Chen a lot, from 'The Talk', and my nanny was just like, 'Oh yeah, that's Julie. We pop in on her all the time.'
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Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society.
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I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'
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I starved and slept on park benches. I wrapped myself in the pages of my manuscript to keep warm. For two and a half years I took odd jobs; nothing was going to deter me.
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This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
