Like many men who play tennis, when I hit a ball into the net, I tend to look daggers at my racket, reproaching it for playing so badly when I myself have been trying so hard. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
The first thing I hear when I wake up is the sea, which is so close to our house that its reflections from the… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to have found a new outlet in the pop festival. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
The only behaviour that is truly common is to avoid doing something because you think others might consider it common. — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
Like the periwig and the bowler bat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
“One evening, at the time of the Six-Day War, I [Christopher Hitchens] had my wicked way with a lovely lady, who had earlier intimated that she did not perhaps find me entirely repulsive. We procured a decent room, as I remember, at the Cadogan Hotel. Perhaps a little flown with wine, I asked her to don a Martin Amis face… — Craig Brown Copy Share
When I tell people I don't own a mobile phone and wouldn't know how to text, they react as though I have just confessed… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on any subject'.” — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
Many people see the chance to eat something for nothing, without the need to cook or wash up, as the great consolation of going… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for being the… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
