Bill Bryson Quotes

In the countryside, litter doesn't have a friend. It doesn't have anybody who's saying, 'Wait a minute, this is really starting to get out of control.'

Bill Bryson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams.

Joanne Harris

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The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample.

John James Audubon

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If I ever had twins, I'd use one for parts.

Steven Wright

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I don't really even go out that much now, except to walk my dogs, because I don't want to be recognised. I used to be a really friendly person, and now I just want to be invisible. I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy.

Sia

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I think that as a young lady, you start off not knowing what you want to do, and then you kinda arrive at yourself by the time you're 17 or 18, hopefully. And that's what I did.

Rutina Wesley

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Bob Levinson was in Iran serving his government, and Bob Levinson was not well served by his government.

Matt Apuzzo

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I love what I do. When a month goes by and I'm not working, I'm miserable.

Roselyn Sanchez

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After the 2012 Olympics, I returned to training, but unlike in previous years, my off-season weight gain didn't melt off as soon as I got back to my routine. I was tired, and my clothes weren't fitting. I'd been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which means my thyroid is underactive, and that slows my metabolism.

Michelle Carter

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I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it's such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction.

Judith Krantz

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In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesn't mean imposing a bunch of rules.

Don Yaeger

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I like the tournaments at home. The crowd is always behind you.

Dominic Thiem

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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.

Christine Quinn

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