Top 60 Quotes by A. N. Wilson

About A. N. Wilson

These are some quotes by English author A. N. Wilson Writer, who was born on October 27, 1950.

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.

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.

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When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.

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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.

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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I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.

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If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.

If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.

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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.

IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.

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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.

Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.

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I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy.

I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy.

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I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.

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