You can only mend the vase so many times before you have to chuck it away.

Meaning of the quote

The quote is saying that you can try to fix something over and over, but at some point, it becomes too broken to keep repairing. Just like a vase that keeps cracking, there's a limit to how many times you can mend it before you have to get rid of it. The message is that there are times when it's better to let go of something and start fresh, rather than continually trying to fix what's already damaged.

About Christine McVie

Christine McVie was a renowned British musician and singer-songwriter who was a key member of the iconic band Fleetwood Mac. She was known for her exceptional songwriting and vocal skills, contributing to some of the band’s biggest hits. Despite partially retiring in the late 1990s, she later rejoined Fleetwood Mac and continued to be celebrated for her musical legacy.

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Some of the best songs I’ve written, I’ve written in 10 minutes.

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It really comes down to Mick. He’s the one who was constantly trying to get these five people in one room together. This is his love, his baby. It’s his band, and there’s nothing more he loves to do than get up on stage and play with us.

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Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don’t do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

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We all enjoyed the success of Rumours obviously.

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There’s a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I’ve got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it… so I don’t write a million songs.

Christine McVie

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I’m looking more like my dogs every day – it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears.

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I was in Tower Records in San Francisco a few weeks ago, buying some cassettes, and a couple of people recognized me and ran up with albums, and I just wanted to cover my face and have a seizure or something. I want people to just go away.

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I wouldn’t think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don’t really care. I’d do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I’ve got plenty of money.

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I do like my wine.

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My songs are self-explanatory… somebody pointed out to me that… my songs pretty much speak for themselves.

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The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over.

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I couldn’t go anywhere unless there was a security guard with me. That spoiled my life. It was like being in captivity. Those days are gone, and I don’t ever want to see that happen to me again. Now I can wander around the streets of Los Angeles on my own. I like it that way.

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For Stevie, the words are of prime importance; the song moves around the words, rather than the words moving around the song.

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There were a lot of bad feelings when Lindsey first left the band. But there’s been a lot of healing going on, growing up, maturing. The bond is a great deal stronger than what we first thought.

Christine McVie

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I still like to play the blues more than anything else.

Christine McVie

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I’m rather old-fashioned about this video business. It’s all relatively new. We really don’t do videos, Fleetwood Mac. We’ve only done two.

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I haven’t turned into some rich monster. I’ve kept my perspective. But I am a bit spoiled. It’s hard not to be a little spoiled by having a lot of money.

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I wasn’t raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I’ve adjusted to it pretty well.

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I find it hard to get excited by just a sound. I have to have a song there, then I’ll find what used I can make of that sound within the song.

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I enjoy my money, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’d certainly rather be rich than poor.

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