There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves. Bill Bryson Read Quote
I can’t fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way. Bill Bryson Read Quote
Much as I resented having to grow up in Des Moines, it gave me a real appreciation for every place in the world that’s not Des Moines. Bill Bryson Read Quote
I’m definitely an American, because I grew up here. But I’ve lived very happily in Britain. Bill Bryson Read Quote
An awful lot of England is slowly eroding, in ways that I find really distressing, and an awful lot of it is the hedgerows… We’re reaching the point where a lot of the English countryside looks just like Iowa – just kind of open space. Bill Bryson Read Quote
Des Moines is like your typical American city; it’s just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city. Bill Bryson Read Quote
A world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen is not a very appealing world. Bill Bryson Read Quote
I just use my life story as a kind of device on which to hang comic observations. It’s not my interest or instinct to tell the world anything pertinent about myself or my family. Bill Bryson Read Quote
Have you ever seen Glenn Beck in operation? It is the most terrifying thing. It’s so bad that you think he’s going to announce in a minute that it’s all a great con. He makes Sarah Palin look reasonable and steady. Bill Bryson Read Quote
In a funny way, nothing makes you feel more like a native of your own country than to live where nearly everyone is not. Bill Bryson Read Quote
