Bill Bryson Quotes
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Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.
P. G. Wodehouse -
The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.
Jackie Kennedy -
In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.
Oscar Wilde -
At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.
Danica McKellar -
One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
Zayn Malik One Direction -
Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else.
Ted Rall
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
M. J. Rose -
I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
Patricia Heaton -
Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
Fran Drescher -
I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.
Adam Driver -
Car chases are as painstaking to make as they are fun to watch. They take a lot of time, and you have to keep the energy up.
Edgar Wright -
I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
Natalie Imbruglia
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I've been told by journalists that Facebook is upset anytime we're mentioned.
Cameron Winklevoss -
We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
Yami Gautam -
I was definitely the kid in the back of the class with his head down the whole time not wanting to speak up and say anything.
Washed Out -
Shun all vice, especially card playing.
Nathan Hale -
I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with 'Glee,' there's no element of competition. No one's trying to dance better than anyone. But there's that added pressure of, 'So many people are going to watch 'Glee' this week. If I don't nail this dance, I look like an idiot.'
Samuel Larsen -
Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
Barney Ross
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when the bank calls: 'Chase Bank, I'm self-employed, how long do you want to stay on the phone?'
Maria Bamford -
We learn the most from fools ... yet we pay them back with the worst ingratitude.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko -
Our Congress passes laws that subsidize corporations, farms, oil companies, airlines, and houses for suburbia, but when they turn their attention to the poor they suddenly become concerned about balancing the budget and cut back on funds for Head Start.
Coretta Scott King -
I have been through a lot of ups and downs in life, both personally and professionally, and I discovered over the years that I have a lot of fortitude, and I got that from my dad.
Joey Kramer Aerosmith -
I see litter as part of a long continuum of anti-social behaviour.
Bill Bryson