Bill Bryson Quotes
It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. I don't wish to denigrate a sport that is enjoyed by millions, some of them awake and facing the right way, but it is an odd game.
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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I never even held a guitar until I was 23 and living in California, but then loved it. I'm really not an accomplished instrumentalist. Maybe that has something to do with why I write and sing.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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We who came here saw what was happening. This was far more than a war in a faraway place. This was a moral imperative, a terrible vision of the future.
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Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
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Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.
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I do tell people when I'm walking down the street that they should really rethink their whole outfit.
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It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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I don't really watch TV.
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I grew up watching cinema in my country that wasn't telling stories about us, and we had to find a way to connect, and our references, our role models had nothing to do with us. And I'm so glad that it's changing.
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I used to enjoy reading true crime, but I've discovered that I don't have the journalism nose for blood.
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Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.
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I played a good game, but I'm so happy because the team won. The last time I played well and we lost. For me the most important thing is to make the playoffs.
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It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. I don't wish to denigrate a sport that is enjoyed by millions, some of them awake and facing the right way, but it is an odd game.
