Bill Bryson Quotes

Coming back to your native land after an absence of many years is a surprisingly unsettling business, a little like waking from a long coma. Time, you discover, has wrought changes that leave you feeling mildly foolish and out of touch.

Bill Bryson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BusinessTimeLongYouBackFeeling

The worst thing for me is to not taste what I'm eating, to not know what I'm eating. It upsets me to no avail.

Joel Robuchon

MeEatingKnowWorstTasteThing

I am not really retired, and may never be completely, but I can't think of a better place to contemplate retirement than New York City.

Robert MacNeil

I AmNew YorkCityThinkBetterNew

I'm an online shopper, so that's what I do in my free time. A lot of online shopping, and I just like to see new styles and new people.

Sloane Stephens

TimePeopleShoppingFreeNewSee

Just getting movies made is difficult because it takes a lot of money; I mean, it costs more money to make one movie than most bands will spend on every single record of their entire career; it's a huge undertaking.

Rob Zombie

MoneyCareerMoviesMeanDifficult

You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.

Ry Cooder

WorkGoodYouDoneRespondGoing

I'm a huge salsa fan. I actually have a salsa on my album, 'Formula Vol. 2,' featuring Marc Anthony.

Romeo Santos

FanAlbumActuallyFormulaHuge

I realized I loved working in television as well as film. Besides, if I hadn't been forced to look for work in TV, I'd never have gotten to work on 'Game of Thrones.'

Miguel Sapochnik

WorkGameLovedLookTelevision

People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder, but because they're going deaf, it has to be played louder still.

Milan Kundera

MusicPeopleDeafGoingBecause

Sitting on that couch eating and gaining 20 pounds isn't exactly fun - there's only so much you can do.

Brooks Koepka

FunEatingYouSittingCouchOnly

I don't like to lose.

Allison Janney

LoseLike

We think the government should be pushing for more encryption. That it's a great thing. You know, it's like the sun and the air and the water.

Tim Cook

GreatWaterGovernmentSunThink

By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds.

Lurlene McDaniel

GreatOvercomingOddsShowKids

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