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A. N. Wilson quotes about people

English Writer October 27, 1950

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When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love. A. N. Wilson
I suppose if I'd got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life. A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson quote: "People become dons because they are incapable of doing..."
People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life. A. N. Wilson
It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change-ringing - is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another. A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson quote: "I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of..."
I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy. A. N. Wilson
Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts. A. N. Wilson
If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president. A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson quote: "I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person...."
I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels. A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson quote: "I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to..."
I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to know about me. It's a jolly strange idea. A. N. Wilson
In the 18th century, James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, and Richard Arkwright pioneered the water-propelled spinning frame which led to the mass production of cotton. This was truly revolutionary. The cotton manufacturers created a whole new class of people - the urban proletariat. The structure of society itself would never be the same. A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson quote: "The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists."
The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists. A. N. Wilson

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