Bill Bryson Quotes

I'm definitely an American, because I grew up here. But I've lived very happily in Britain.

Bill Bryson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AmericanUpLivedHereBecauseVery

I'll never be able to quantify how important 'Venus' was for me or my career. I ticked a huge box.

Jodie Whittaker

MeCareerImportantNeverBoxAble

Once your network has lost confidence in you, you're headed for the dustbin of history.

Andre Braugher

ConfidenceHistoryYouLostYour

Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world - leadership defined, not by the threats and dangers that we will oppose, but by the security, opportunity and dignity that America advances in partnership with people around the world.

John O. Brennan

PositiveLeadershipOpportunityWorld

It strikes me that presidential campaigns can often bring out the worst as well as the best in us.

John Ortberg

BestMeWorstOutBringWell

Most people are defined by their titles, their cars, their house, where they came from, their color, their race, their religion. And so it's up to you to take control of your own life and define you. As long as you understand who you are and you have a solid foundation of understanding what your talents are, what your skills are.

Stedman Graham

LifeReligionPeopleControlColor

I've learned not to attach personal feelings to critics who review your work. It's their opinions, their perceptions - it's a very subjective thing, and you can be hurt.

Steven Bauer

WorkHurtOpinionsYouFeelingsWho

The leader of Iran made one of the most repugnant remarks the international community has heard since Adolf Hitler.

Tom Lantos

LeaderCommunityMadeMostSince

I play 'Rock Band' with my friends' kids, and they completely beat me senseless with it. I feel like I'm holding them back. I try to play the drums, and I just can't play the drums. I think I need to work on my skills.

Mike McCready

WorkMeThinkFeelFriendsPlay

What you find with singers, no matter where they're from, if they have any kind of an accent, the accent tends to disappear when they sing.

Jason Alexander

YouFindKindMatterDisappearSing

Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found ways to serve those children that traditional schools couldn't.

Jared Polis

ChildrenEntrepreneurCongressServe

When I think about life on Earth, there should not be a species like us. And if there was, we should be out in the jungle killing each other in small groups. That's what you should expect.

Jonathan Haidt

LifeSmallThinkYouEarthJungle

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

William R. Alger

MenWantReasonUpMakeWrath

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