Bill Bryson
Related TOM LEHRER TOM LEHRER He had so many abilities and so much talent. He was just becoming what he would be for the world. LISA BENSON He was two minutes older than I was, and he was always the protecting older brother. The two minutes... BLAKE JOHNSON When he got to the school, they would not let him in and he was later told Christopher had been shot... MARK NATION He was just a young man with a lot of raw talent and he continuously got better because of his work ... BILL HAHN GAY TALESE James would have needed about two months to prepare. It is a specialist item. He was informed too la... JAMES PERRY TOM LEHRER Ike had a lot of talent, but he was very raw. We knew we would have to work with him on his techniqu... DARREN PERRY G. C. (GEORG CHRISTOPH) LICHTENBERG It didn't go too well [for me]. I didn't play too well and the guy I played was great. He was 2-unde... BRIAN CARROLL He asked a question and after he did it I was just emotional and upset as anyone who had just fought... JIM MORA Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the... AUDREY MEADOWS It was the third time this season he had been sent off, hence the heavier than usual punishment from... IFFY ONUORA He was averaging 10 pitches an inning, it was a masterpiece. We had ample opportunities to get that ... DAVE SCHMOTZER That was a nervous moment for everybody, certainly. That's just the sort of individual he was. He co... JACK JONES He certainly had a clean look, but it was a little too deep. BILLY TAYLOR FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Albert Einstein was never clear if he believed in time travel, but had he raised a toddler, he certa... MICHAEL R. FRENCH It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and wh... STEPHEN GREENBLATT SIR JOHN MORTIMER MICHAEL ONDAATJE He really had so much talent, and he was willing to accept any role we gave him. He worked extremely... EDWARD ROMERO If Charlie had gone on, he would have been right at the top. He was a great musician. DICK SMITH He could play the physical game, but he also had talent. I was lucky enough to have him as my left w... JODY GAGE WAYLON JENNINGS ROBERT DALLEK W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM I'm better than I was two months ago, better than I was six months ago, and certainly better than I ... STEVE MOORE He showed us a passport showing he was within the right age, but we had our doubts and asked him to ... DAN OMINO One week later the people who were told he was a jerk remembered a higher bill -- from 10 percent to... DAVID PIZARRO We bonded right after the tragedy. Kyle was unbelievable. He was definitely not defeated, he was the... GEOFF WALKER I was concerned he might go pro. He certainly had offers. But he was committed to being here. I told... BOB KITCHENS HARRIET VAN HORNE There was some leeway to (the ground). Had he been on cement or hard ground, he would be dead. DEPUTY RYAN VORHIES HOLLY MADISON P.G. WODEHOUSE GEORGE CRABBE After we got going, I just found myself in front. I had to work for it some, but he was up to the ta... GARRETT GOMEZ He was bowling the way he felt was a safe way to bowl and a way he thought was going to work for him... BRUCE REID CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON It was a really tough 12 months for Greg. He had to cope with a lot and while we tried to lighten th... CRAIG BELLAMY Curtis had been hospitalized on and off for the past six months. Nine months ago his right leg was a... KAREN LEE He was clutch at the line, was 5 for 8 from the 3-point line. He just had a tremendous game. On defe... DENNY BAILEY Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to ... AL KALINE It certainly would have been a lot worse (in the summer). We have probably two months to work on thi... ED MEGGERT The second inning was better than his first. He had some nice pop, but when you can't get your secon... MARK FOULKES Two months ago he got a new pacemaker. After he got it, he joked that this was the best he ever felt... KARL TURNER I think that if Shakespeare had had access to CGI, he would have used it. Imagine Lear conjuring the... JULIE WHITE His self-esteem wasn't high, and he was trying to reflect too much on the things he didn't do well. ... BOB HURLEY I've always slightly preferred Spade to Marlowe, probably just because I thought Hammett was coo... MARK BILLINGHAM GASTON LEROUX We had just played a sold-out show and it had been a fun night when we heard the news. It brought ev... BRENDAN BAYLISS HUBERT SELBY JR. BEN E. KING MARIO CUOMO AGATHA CHRISTIE Steve was a bit hit and miss, but he stepped up at the end and his last dive was just magical. He wa... ADAM SOLDATI MARK RYDELL He had dreamed of playing there his whole life. He told me right after the game he was the happiest ... BEN WOODSIDE As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved th... GEORGE STEINBRENNER FAY WRAY VICTOR HUGO JAMES PATTERSON He is certainly still competing for that backup role. I think Bo had a better spring than just about... DAVID CUTCLIFFE He's doing fine. Like most people his age, there are good days and bad days. You have to realize he ... BERT COFFER ALAN MOORE G.K. CHESTERTON He was hugely talented and had a regard for the written word. He had a writer's judgement about what... MICHAEL PARKINSON His polls have definitely weakened because, one, he had signed the legislative pay-raise bill last y... CLAY RICHARDS He indicated that he was sorry that he had done this to Diane and certainly the effect that it had o... ROBERT KELLY Mitch Montgomery had been dead for nearly nine months.NANCY BARR Wonderland was all we had in common, after all; Wonderland was what was denied the two of us. I had ... MELANIE BENJAMIN And he was right. Roger had a plan for how to move the snow. KEN KETTENBEIL I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would wo... SALMAN KHAN I think I was doing everything right, but sometimes even when you're doing right things it's not wor... IGOR ANDREEV When Christopher got his license it had the organ donation on the back. My husband is a retired fire... SANDY NELSON I never had time to get married; I never had a spare minute. At my age I look back and think it woul... CLETE OAKS He was a two-way great. He was a leader and a captain for us. He had the natural ability to play any... DICK SCHAFRATH He was hoping the team would pull through and get a win for him. He was doing OK (afterward). We had... PEGGY HINKEL J.K. ROWLING I don't think it was that. I think it was just the fact that he was back playing, period. I'm sure 1... MIKE HOLMGREN He was really a neophyte when I first read his work. The O'Neill had rejected it five times, but the... LLOYD RICHARDS EVELYN UNDERHILL I was the grunt, ... I used to carry the bricks and the cement. He gave me my first $100 bill — fo... JOE GIRARDI His pitches had gotten up and certainly we did not want him to extend any further than he had extend... LLOYD MCCLENDON I certainly didn't think it would be broken quickly. You coach to your strength, and Gene was certai... JACK MURPHY FRANK GIFFORD That was a real plus for us because he saved the game. We just need more of that. Twice we had a man... DAVE SCHMOTZER He looked like like he was still favoring it a little bit this morning when he was out on the floor.... BRIAN HILL He was definitely ahead of his age, way ahead of his age. He was a very driven young man at an early... DAVE LUNDEY He just had the ball sitting right there and I was just trying to knock it down. DEWAYNE WHITE We had two months of really strong job increases and a third month would reassure markets and be a s... FRANK NOTHAFT Were it not that favor from his Lord had overtaken him, he would certainly have been cast down upon ... QURAN Marco has shown us that he is a great kid in training and I felt that it was the right time for him ... IAIN DOWIE Victor was just so much stronger than him and put on pressure till the end. He looked good. He was v... IGOR GOLOUBEV It was a tough competition. He made me punt better than I would have had he not been here. So I'm gr... JASON BAKER He was the most enthusiastic officer I've ever seen in my life. We got him four months out of the ac... SGT. RICHARD MENDEZ It's impossible to say whether a life jacket would have made a difference for Mr. Seidel, but certai... DAN TREDINNICK
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LYMAN BRYSON BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER PEABO BRYSON BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER I'm only as good as my team. BRYSON SUMLIN If it wasn't for all the people around you and in your life, you couldn't do anything, ... You can't... BRYSON SUMLIN I'd rather my teammates do the talking, ... I was taught to let my actions do the talking. BRYSON SUMLIN We were well-prepared for this game, all across the board, ... I don't think we've reached our poten... BRYSON SUMLIN We just have to work even harder, that's all, ... Never settle. BRYSON SUMLIN I was taught at an early age to be humble, ... All my family taught me that. You can't forget where ... BRYSON SUMLIN I have to see where the defense and my linemen are, ... I have to set them up in the right place to ... BRYSON SUMLIN There's a lot of little things I need to work on, ... I have to do a better job showing run fake. Bu... BRYSON SUMLIN Point A to Point Z. BRYSON SUMLIN Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a guy coming, ... I cut left to bring the guy to my block. BRYSON SUMLIN The second home run I thought it was a pop-up. I guess the wind gave me a little help. BRYSON BENDALL It was a good pitch at the knee caps and I got in front and attacked it. I didn't know what a home r... BRYSON BENDALL We knew we could hit him. We just had to get out in front and sit on that first pitch fastball. BRYSON BENDALL The second home run  I thought it was a pop-up. I guess the wind g... BRYSON BENDALL It was a good pitch at the knee caps and I got in front and attacked it. I didn't know what a home r... BRYSON BENDALL The intimate, even incestuous Circle in the Square where the audience was close enough to be patrons... JOHN BRYSON BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER The insurance payments are going to go away. The outlook remains very bleak. JAY BRYSON BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER BRYSON TILLER Those lanes will be constructed during the 2006 construction season. Traffic will remain on the exis... CRAIG BRYSON BRYSON TILLER It will help more evenly distribute the east-west traffic in that area. CRAIG BRYSON The lower cost of Chinese goods means we can spend more on other goods and services. JAY BRYSON The good thing about our schedule, you don't want to say the 'classics' don't matter, but we can sti... BRYSON ROSSER This has been a long time coming for us. We first conceived of the project about 10 years ago, and t... CRAIG BRYSON Music is an important factor to a healthy way of living. MAURICE BRYSON Surround yourself with people who value your friendship, rather than those who posed the opposite. MAURICE BRYSON Don't be pigheaded over your successes, but rather educate and inspire others to follow in your foot... MAURICE BRYSON Love is magical, adorable, and challenging. To get the best out of it, you have to live it, feel it,... MAURICE BRYSON In general, a rising rate environment slows down growth, so most companies are not going to go as go... JAY BRYSON Don’t pinch that guy’s ass. He’s a leprechaun. KATHY BRYSON It was never just about the money. KATHY BRYSON She caught you. Therefore she gets your treasure. KATHY BRYSON Are you trying to seduce me or trick me? KATHY BRYSON No one ever said you can’t have world dominance and a little romance too. KATHY BRYSON
It is a sobering thought, that when Mozart was my age he had been dead for two years. 
It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years. 
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It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year. 
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Jesus died too soon. If he had lived to my age he would have repudiated his doctrine. 
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But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
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