Bill Bryson Quotes
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.
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How can it be said we should use only constitutional means in our struggle, when all resistance is illegal and we have no way to change the brutal realities of the racism regime?
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There's always hurdles. So I just keep moving, just constantly redefining myself. That's how you stay in the race.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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I actually didn't really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case.
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That's the really neat thing about Dan Quayle, as you must have realized from the first moment you looked into those lovely blue eyes: impeachment insurance.
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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I don't think it's a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage - I may be in the minority in believing that.
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I do a lot of yoga, and that definitely helps. And Pilates is so good for your legs.
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All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it.
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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
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The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
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In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?
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No wonder people are so horrible when they start life as children.
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We need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven. The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything less than perfection.
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Let's make one perfect day. And if it feels right, let's make another one tomorrow.
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Give Me a Turkish Army. I will Conquer world.
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The thing about the Army Corps of Engineers is that they don’t build things very well.
