I want things to be better all the time. And I tend to get angry about that. Books are an opportunity to vent.


Bill Bryson

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Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of toge...
PEABO BRYSON
I read an article in 'Forbes' entitled 'Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal,' and it really...
BRYSON TILLER
It wasn't until 9th grade that I got into music. This guy in school heard me singing around the ...
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
I was working at Papa John's full-time. I had just quit my part-time job at UPS. I was there for...
BRYSON TILLER
I read an article in Forbes entitled 'Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal,' and it really inspired ...
BRYSON TILLER
Sometimes my life is moving so fast that I forget what's going on. I'm just going with the p...
BRYSON TILLER
The insurance payments are going to go away. The outlook remains very bleak.
JAY BRYSON
I just started mimicking what I heard and singing along to it.
BRYSON TILLER
Everybody always thinks you have to move out of the city and go where the music industry is, but it&...
BRYSON TILLER
Whenever you fly into Louisville, you see a sign that says, 'It's Possible Here.' I reme...
BRYSON TILLER
I'm from Louisville, Kentucky, and nobody gets out of there. So I'm like, how am I gonna get...
BRYSON TILLER
I always laugh when I listen to my old stuff. I was just trying way too much back then. Doing too ma...
BRYSON TILLER
Those lanes will be constructed during the 2006 construction season. Traffic will remain on the exis...
CRAIG BRYSON
I grew up with my little brother, and we were raised by my grandmother. I was an insider for real. I...
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