Bill Bryson Quotes

Where I grew up, in Des Moines, Iowa, there is hardly any downtown economic activity now. Everybody shops in malls - you don't find a sense of community in malls.

Bill Bryson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 8, 1951

Topics

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I lose my wallet all the time, and I break my phone all the time.

Anderson Cooper

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If all you have is satire, your show will close. Even if all you have is comedy, your show will close. The hardest thing is not making people laugh: the hardest thing is building an emotional story. Any child can make a group of adults laugh.

Robert Lopez

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Our scribblings are usually not lyrics but whirrings, without colour or resonance, like the tone of an engine-wheel. I believe that the cause lies in the fact that when people write, they forget for the most part to dig deeply into themselves and to feel the whole import and truth of what they are writing.

Rosa Luxemburg

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I'm drawn towards people who have a little pathos and a little dark side, and I feel the same towards fictional characters.

Lisa Hanawalt

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Dolly Parton... I love being around that woman! I worked really hard to keep up with her.

Dom DeLuise

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What a holler would ensue if people had to pay the minister as much to marry them as they have to pay a lawyer to get them a divorce.

Claire Trevor

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I'm going to be a Republican who happens to be black - who will talk about issues that I'm passionate about.

Tim Scott

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A weak America poses a threat to the future of Israel.

Norman Braman

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Obesity puts our children at risk of developing serious diseases - such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. It keeps our children from performing their best at school.

Kirsten Gillibrand

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I bought Justin Bieber's house... He had, like, this nook under the stairs which I didn't need, so I covered it up. When I ran into him, he was like 'What did you do with the nook? I used to go in there and play video games.' When I told him it was gone, he was so upset. I didn't think this 20-year-old boy would even care!

Khloe Kardashian

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Our long-term economic plan is all about creating jobs and the economic security that comes with that.

George Osborne

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Spending less time on cleaning or shopping means I have more time to spend with friends, go out, or travel on my days off.

Fumio Sasaki

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