A. N. Wilson Quotes - Page 3

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• Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr revolutionised physics, our picture of the world has radically changed.

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  World, Physics, Theory

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• I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.

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  Thinking, Church, Loyal

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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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  Mother, Space, Intellectual

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• I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.

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  Father, Thinking, Catholic

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

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  Dining, Tables, Austen

  "AN Wilson: 'Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow'". Interview with William Skidelsky, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2012.

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• The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.

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  Clever, People, Want

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• I had lost faith in biography.

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  Biographies, Lost, Lost Faith

  "I'm Mr Evil". Interview with Matt Seaton, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2003.

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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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  Jobs, Men, Marketing

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• We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.

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  History, Judging, British History

  "The Victorians". Book by A. N. Wilson, 1970.

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• Anti-Semitism is extremely common.

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  Common, Anti Semitism

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• Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.

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  Writing, Shadow, Feels

  "AN Wilson: 'Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow'". Interview with William Skidelsky, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2012.

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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.

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  Radio, Thought Of The Day, Easy

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