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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

Topics: About Atheist Been Ear Father Friends Including Like Love Me Music Never People Seem Think Who I Think

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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

Topics: Elected Elizabeth Giving Had Her Intellectual Linguistic Many Only People Political Powers President Queen Skills Some Support Would

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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.

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Topics: Affectionate Am Britain Having Like Many People Queen Republican Respect Should Surprised Thoughts

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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

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Topics: Austen Corner Dining Had Jane Jane Austen Life Like My Life Never Study Table Work

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On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton, and the great booming of Tom tolling 101 times at 9 pm at Christ Church are inextricably interwoven with memories and regrets and lost joys. The sound almost sends me mad, so intense are the feelings it evokes.

~A. N. Wilson

Topics: Almost Booming Christ Church Clock College Feelings Great Hours Intense Interwoven Joys Keeping Lost Mad Me Memories New Night Occasions Oxford Rare Regrets Sends Sound Spend Times Tom Towers

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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

Topics: Address Another Argue Bell Both Clock Combination Doubt England English English People Irony Joy Music Nevertheless No Doubt Peculiar People Piece Sadness Sentimental Typical Very Which Would

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The latest research has revealed that women have a higher IQ than men.

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Topics: Higher Latest Men Research Revealed Than Women Iq

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It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.

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Topics: Advances Always Bulk Chores Doing Even Feminism Her Households Job Men Modern Nearly Paid Responsibility Share Spite Still Takes True Try Unselfish Well Where Who Woman

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The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability.

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Topics: Ability Aged Any Brilliant Business Death Deny Family Flair Great Great Business Highly His Innovative Jobs Man Marketing Sad Steve Steve Jobs Technician Very Widow Would

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There is no doubt that, since 1977 and the launch of Apple II - the first computer it produced for the mass market - many things which used to be done on paper, or on the telephone, have been done easier and faster on a screen.

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Topics: Apple Been Computer Done Doubt Easier Faster First Launch Many Market Mass No Doubt Paper Produced Screen Since Telephone Things Used Which

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: October 27th, 1950

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