Douglas Brinkley Quotes

There is no real way to categorize McLean's 'American Pie' for its hybrid of modern poetry and folk ballad, beer-hall chant and high-art rock.

Douglas Brinkley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 14, 1960

Topics

PoetryAmericanPieRockWayReal

Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores - more than abundantly - what it takes away.

Jim Elliot

GodSoulLawResultPerfectMore

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses.

John Barton

GoodBlindInappropriateHowReaders

I don't usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.

John Gokongwei

I AmPoliticalBecausePoliticianAm

Louise Wilson told me she wanted to see more of the 1997 show. And so I needed to reissue that.

Matthew Williamson

MeMoreSheSeeShowWanted

All actors say they're concerned about the state of the theatre, but what they're really concerned about is that there'll be less work around.

Michael Gambon

WorkTheatreSayConcernedState

Fiction is burdened for me with a sense of duty.

John Updike

MeDutyFictionSenseBurdened

After my mother passed away, I felt as though I would never have a relationship as strong as the one that I had had with her. Then, after a lot of ups and downs, I started dating again - but I realised pretty quickly that I was never going to write cheesy love songs.

Amber Mark

LoveMotherRelationshipDating

I suspect music is auditory cheesecake, an exquisite confection crafted to tickle the sensitive spots of... our mental faculties.

Steven Pinker

MusicCheesecakeMentalSensitive

You know when you eat too many sweets and get diabetes? Paparazzi are the diabetes of materialistic culture.

Shirley MacLaine

CultureYouDiabetesKnowEatGet

There are a lot of queers starved for entertainment from their own community.

Michelle Tea

CommunityEntertainmentOwnLot

I didn't necessarily set out to think of a show to make fun of reality shows.

Jon Glaser

FunThinkRealityOutShowSet

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.

Dionne Warwick

RiseDustDoes

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