"I was always just into my music and maybe into trying to save the world a little bit. I never really thought I'd have a hit record or anything like that. I was prepared to travel around all over the country, kind of like a Johnny Appleseed, and sing."

-- Don McLean

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“If I were asked to give the best idea of which I am capable, it would be that we should get out of the junk business and then start laying up treasures in heaven.”
“I'm so fat and I'm so depressed; last night I tried to hang myself - but the rope broke.”
“Who will mourn the passing of our magnificent kangaroos? Who will remember how the bush once danced in rhythm with the thumping, jumping kangaroos who flew over fences their great tails drumming on the earth? Who will remember the big red male kangaroo lying in the desert sun, his coat almost indistinguishable from the red earth from which he came?”
“I can't do victim roles - it makes me sick.”
“What is needed now are increased efforts to promote youth participation and commitment; more services aimed at youth; more parental involvement; more education and information, using schools and other sites; more protection for girls, orphaned children and young women;and more partnerships with people with HIV and AIDS.”
“No other life forms know they are alive, and neither do they know they will die. This is our curse alone. Without this hex upon our heads, we would never have withdrawn as far as we have from the naturalâ€”so far and for such a time that it is a relief to say what we have been trying with our all not to say: We have long since been denizens of the natural world. Everywhere around us are natural habitats, but within us is the shiver of startling and dreadful things. Simply put: We are not from here. If we vanished tomorrow, no organism on this planet would miss us. Nothing in nature needs us.”
“Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction.”

Source : Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. June 23, 2010.
“My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.”

Source : "Roger Moore: My family values". Interview with Nick McGrath, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2012.

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