Don McLean Quotes

But I think it's important that things endure.

Fame comes and goes. Longevity is the thing to aim for.

The stuff that's good is the stuff that lives on.

I don't want to be the next hottest thing, I want longevity.

To be somebody you must last.

People think they will wake up one day and I'll be gone. But I'm never going away.

I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.

SUCCESS is not about HERE and NOW. you must pass the TEST OF TIME. the litmus test is FIFTY YEARS from now. SUCCESS is SUCCESSION.

Once you find what you like, it's like it worked yesterday, it works today, it'll work tomorrow.

A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

One always hopes that you're going to have influence and staying power, but you never know.

I want to be around for a long time. I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

I go through my tweets while writing and be like, 'Oh, this has staying power and is still relevant.'

At the end of the day, be in the game as the game's ending. That's the most important part.

I'm so flattered that at 69, people are booking me and finding me on Instagram.

The key factor in my strategy is longevity.

If you feel you have a strong constituency among the young, you can really die happy, because the great unanswered question, the only valid value judgment is whether you're going to last, and that tells you that you are, for a bit at least.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

I try to build the things so that they're fairly indestructible. I've learned from my mistakes and some of those units, even if human life disappears from the planet, will still be recognizable a thousand years from now abandoned somewhere in the woods.

Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.

Endurance is often the best indicator of validity & value

Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.

Why is it better to last than to burn?

When you are working on something, you have to believe that people will still be reading when you're done!