English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Bill Bryson Quotes

Even Scientific American entered the fray with an article proposing that the person portrayed in the famous Martin Droeshout engraving might actually be--I weep to say it--Elizabeth I.

Bill Bryson

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Paris Hilton quote: "If you have a beautiful face you don’t need fake boobs to get..."
If you have a beautiful face you don’t need fake boobs to get anyone’s attention Paris Hilton
Stephenie Meyer quote: "It was like fate was out to make me do everything I'd ever..."
It was like fate was out to make me do everything I'd ever sworn I wouldn't in the course of twenty-four hours. Stephenie Meyer
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement -- that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life. Sigmund Freud
Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "Once you've visited the underworld, you never forget the way..."
Once you've visited the underworld, you never forget the way back. Jeffrey Eugenides
Democrats can neither control nor predict whether our GOP counterparts are really ready to play chicken with the U.S. economy. But we can assure the American people that our party takes the nation's faith and credit seriously. Peter Welch
Tom Waits quote: "it ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in..."
it ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones Tom Waits
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret. Henri Frederic Amiel
Harry Mathews quote: "My mother could never understand why I didn't write a..."
My mother could never understand why I didn't write a thriller, which I've finally done. Harry Mathews
Thornton Wilder quote: "The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much."
The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much. Thornton Wilder
Sue Monk Kidd quote: "God is he whose center is everywhere and circumference is..."
God is he whose center is everywhere and circumference is nowhere. Sue Monk Kidd
But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers to be able to know how to shift focus so that they instantly become part of the sound world that a particular repertoire demands. Michael Tilson Thomas
Laura Bush quote: "I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of..."
I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view. Laura Bush
Yancy Butler quote: "Don't we all just really try to fake it well?"
Don't we all just really try to fake it well? Yancy Butler
Robert South quote: "Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities."
Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities. Robert South
When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award. Brad Paisley