The measure of a man's life is how he copes with the terrible wall of fear. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Shorts are silly. Men in shorts are silly men. And silly is the very worst thing a man can be. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Every man imagines that he will turn his suit like a double agent, that it can be twisted to his will with… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
A cravat has to be approached with consummate self-confidence and a devilish nonchalance. A cravat has to be grasped by a man… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
So, being a good man is not an exam or a qualification, it changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
There are five great ages of man - five moments when you need to reevaluate everything, clear out the cupboard and the… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
You can propose marriage naked or in handcuffs, but no one is going to agree to forsake all others for a man… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
It is impossible to be taken seriously in shorts. No one has ever cared about anything said by a man in shorts. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Learning Jimmy Carr riffs off by heart is not the way to anyone's heart, unless you're Jimmy Carr. And remember, the two… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time,… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an old lady… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
So, being a good man is not an exam or a qualification, it changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a good father,… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Women's handbags are incredibly heavy. You rarely get to pick one up and, when you do, you wonder why anyone carries so much stuff… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Gifts are an important and necessary part of our collective lives. We need to give and we need to allow others to give. — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Have you ever wondered why the rich and privileged care about, or even bother with, the gift bag? Because they don't need this stuff.… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
London is a city of ghosts; you feel them here. Not just of people, but eras. The ghost of empire, or the blitz, the… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
I walk up a dune to a beach and look out to sea, but it's 100km away. The ships lie askew in their dry… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
Being able to afford everything you desire is not, by any means, the worst thing that can happen to you. But, depressingly, and more… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
If the world were to end tomorrow and we could choose to save only one thing as the explanation and memorial to who we… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
