"The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind." — A. N. Wilson
"The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind."
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A. N. Wilson
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66 Quotes by A. N. Wilson
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Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise. And there is no doubt that…
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It is hard to think of anything which more tragically and clearly exemplifies the phenomenon of good political intentions achieving…
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We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.
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This book has been a catalogue of mistakes by politicians, moral and practical disasters which led to wars, enslavement and…
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I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop…
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I'm not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help.
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As Hitler himself later enunciated, it matters not how idiotic the creed, what matters is the firmness with which it…
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Hitler suffered acutely from meteorism; perhaps he did not suffer so acutely as those around him, since meteorism is uncontrolled…
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In general, Hitler embodied the view of any popular newspaper.
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One symptom of his (Hitler) being strangely at variance with reality, or the nature of things,was his gift for wearing…
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My belief has come about in large measure because of the lives and examples of people I have known -…
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I was once naïve enough to ask the late Duke of Devonshire why he liked the town of Eastbourne. He…
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More Approach Quotes
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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse…
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to…
— David Attenborough
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We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not…
— Margaret Atwood
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Indian religion has always felt that since the minds, the temperaments and the intellectual affinities of men are unlimited in…
— Sri Aurobindo
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I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's…
— Jensen Ackles
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Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which…
— Charles Baudelaire
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Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is…
— Scott Adams
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Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to…
— Berenice Abbott
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There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate…
— Halle Berry
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I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.
— Kathryn Bigelow
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I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said…
— Orlando Bloom
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I have a utilitarian approach to dressing; as long as I quite like it and it covers me up, I…
— Jo Brand
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