Bill Bryson Quotes
I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container.
Quotes to Explore
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Broadway is really my life.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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I got through college.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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Because the GIs were sent massively to South Vietnam, maybe it's a good idea to have a broadcast for them.
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov -
My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.
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If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems.
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By definition, startups are not constrained by the limits of established company culture. And so they push boundaries and develop new technologies and ways of doing things.
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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.
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How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.
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I like to look strong and commanding.
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The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.
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We need to make sure we have secure borders.
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And what's romance? Usually, a nice little tale where you have everything As You Like It, where rain never wets your jacket and gnats never bite your nose and it's always daisy-time.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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I still can't set up the ironing-board. A complete Luddite.
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The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and everyone talked about Iron Maiden. But they weren't necessarily the most popular metal band in America for a 12-year-old kid when I discovered them.
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I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container.
