Bill Bryson Quotes

All the things that are part of your heritage make you British - that makes this country what it is. It's part of your history. And here, unlike America, it's still living history.

Bill Bryson

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I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer.

Randy Castillo Mötley Crüe
- Parents
- Stop
- Beginning
I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.

Madeleine Peyroux
- People
- Important
- Long
You don't think about the danger. The spaceship becomes your home.

Valentina Tereshkova
- Home
- Think
- You
He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.

Jack Nicklaus
- Learn
- Talent
- Dedication
Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.

Dana Plato
- Up
- Work
- Growing
I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

Harper Lee
- Think
- Kind
- Just