Don McLean Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
-
A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
-
The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
-
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.
-
The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
-
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.
-
I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
-
One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
-
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.
-
I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
-
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.
-
Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I would've been a really big silent movie star.
-
'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'
-
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.
-
Our biggest single theme is trying to make the NIH work better with the same amount of money.
-
Sharpton and Jackson are 'race brokers.' Their job is to define black identity and then keep blacks in line to vote to the highest Democratic bidder that serves their purposes. 'Black enough' is just another tool in the bamboozler's toolbox.
-
The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.
-
All of these attacks on Secretary Clinton, at the end of the day, are character attacks.
-
And I found out about the wonderful world of sign language. I suddenly realized: If we as a society recognize Jewish culture, gay culture and Latino culture, we must recognize that this is a coherent culture, too. I think deafness is a disability for social constructionist reasons.
-
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
