American pie Quote by Don McLean Download Open image “Not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken.” — Don McLean ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare American pie Bells Broken Church Church bells Reality
That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of those within it nor the inward groping of those without, but the… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“Even the bells from the churches have a conversation, all ringing at once.” — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Over the road there was a church: a modern gray building, which constantly played a recording of church bells. Strange it was. Why no… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
For bells are the voice of the church; They have tones that touch and search The hearts of young and old. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“The bells, I say, the bells break down their tower; And swing I know not where. Their tongues engrave Membrane through marrow, my long-scattered… — Hart Crane Copy Share Image
If any mention was made of homicide, madness, adultery, and intolerable tortures, we would let the church-bells ring louder, the church-organ swell its peal… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells, be dumb; I hear you, I will come. — A. E. Housman Copy Share
Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
“From time to time complaints are made about the ringing of church bells. It seems strange that a generation which tolerates the uproar of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Church bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood, The land of spices; something understood. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
I am what I do, and that's partly why I don't want to give up singing. But when I can't sing well, I will. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
The society that produced The Who, The Stones, Dylan, Paul McCartney and later on people, like myself, is over. The materialistic society that produces these kinds of bombastic performances that don't have any value or musical meaning, is very conspicuous, look at me, I'm rich, dig my brand. That's what missing, Bob Dylan made us feel worthy, I try to… — Don McLean Copy Share
And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I'm tired of Castles in the Air I've got a dream I want the world to share in castle walls Just leave me to despair Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky A dream come true, I'll live there 'til I die… — Don McLean Copy Share
I mean, I've been given a terrific life by the audiences who stuck with me all over the world. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
You're going to be buying your ticket with your heartache, you're gonna be payin' the man with your dues. You're gonna be living alone… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Starry, starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze, swirling clouds in violet haze reflect Vincent's eyes of china blue. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Faces come and faces go in circular rotation.But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Every thread of creation is held in position by still other strands of things living. In an earthly tapestry hung from the skyline of… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Herman Melville was supposed to be an accountant. Van Gogh was meant to be an art dealer. I was meant to take the train… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Chris Christie has officially endorsed Mitt Romney for president. Christie said President Obama is 'shrinking the American pie.' And believe me, if there's one… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“It may sound reactionary, I know. But we can all feel it. We've changed the way we think of ourselves as citizens. We don't think of ourselves as citizens in the old sense of being small parts of something larger and infinitely more important to which we have serious responsibilities. We do still think of ourselves as citizens in the… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share
Please stop putting quotes from Nietzsche at the end of your emails. Five years ago you were laughing your guts out over American Pie… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
Well, I'm proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest. — Jason Biggs Copy Share Image
Then Saturday Night Live spawns... well, everything right down to American Pie 9, where all humor has to be irrelevant, which can get a… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I've always had this American-pie face that would get work in commercials... I'd say things like, 'Hi, Marge, how's your laundry?' and 'Hi, I'm… — Teri Garr Copy Share Image
American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. And the unions demanded and received a… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
As you can imagine, over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie." I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the Holly reference in the opening stanzas. You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me. You will find many “interpretations” of my lyrics… — Don McLean Copy Share
I think the universal themes of "American Pie" are what make it attractive to everybody. How to people relate to these characters? It's because these five male characters in this movie wouldn't ordinarily be in the same friend group and they each have their own part to play in the whole thing. There's a character for everybody in this movie… — Chris Klein Copy Share
I sang 'American Pie' a lot in my stage set. It had a knack of uniting an audience in a sing-along. It's a clever… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
I'm so vain, all I could think was I should have stopped at 'American Pie.' — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
