Bill Bryson Quotes

In 1927, if you were stuck with idle time, reading is what you did. It's no accident that the 'Book-of-the-Month Club' and 'The Literary Guild' were founded in that period as well as a lot of magazines, like 'Reader's Digest,' 'Time,' and 'The New Yorker.'

Bill Bryson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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TimeReadingYouNewIdleClub

It was always important to me to make sure Pooh came across as much more than a bear of very little brain. There is an innate wisdom there somewhere.

Jim Broadbent

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When I was first asked to be on 'Washington Week', I never prepared more for an appearance.

John Dickerson

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The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi.

Medgar Evers

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Inaccurate analysis produces faulty insights and bad decisions - which lead to losing a tremendous amount of money.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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It is a distinct and an honor to work with the august Regina King. I would call her Queen King. This woman is one of our treasures. She's an actor's actor. She has craft to burn. She's a craftsman who knows what she is doing, and she's got soul.

Russell Hornsby

WorkWomanSoulQueenKingHonor

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Michael Reed

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It's not surprising to me that in a country born of racial genocide, the issue of race is still an open wound on the American soul. We haven't dealt with it.

Michael Moore

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Love in capital letters is important. It is impossible to live without love. You must have the feeling of being loved. All artists need love - from the audience, friends and relatives. But true and faithful friends are exceptionally rare.

Mireille Mathieu

LoveLiveImpossibleLovedFriends

As far as income tax payments go, sources vary in their accounts, but a range of studies find that immigrants pay between $90 billion and $140 billion in Federal, State, and local taxes.

Luis Gutierrez

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I find I like the spotlight for a very brief period of time... and I sort of need it. But then, the minute that it's done, I have to sort of go hide. So I was never really meant, I think, to be a performer for a living.

Jason Robert Brown

TimeThinkHideFindDoneLiving

Bette Davis was a close friend. She loved to have a good time.

Debbie Reynolds

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I think it's such a clever idea, that you fall in love when you're 16, and then you have this fantasy about that person for the rest of your life.

Anne Reid

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