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> [While I'm sure people in Britain have money worries, they don't have them like the French do. The French, however much money they have, are worried. They're a very stressed people. It seems to be a very essential component of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/while-i-m-sure-people-in-britain-have-money-worries-they-don-t-have/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

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## More by Jonathan Meades

> [If you have slightly pathological interest in all the components of places, it forces you to engage with them in a way that perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/if-you-have-slightly-pathological-interest-in-all-the-components-of/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [If you believe in the existence of fairies at the bottom of the garden you are deemed fit for the bin. If you believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/if-you-believe-in-the-existence-of-fairies-at-the-bottom-of-the/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [Brummies run themselves down, they're very self-deprecating. Whereas Yorkshire people certainly aren't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/brummies-run-themselves-down-they-re-very-self-deprecating-whereas/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [At any point in the world's history most architecture is going to be bad but I think there's been a collective mentality since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/at-any-point-in-the-world-s-history-most-architecture-is-going-to-be/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [When I first started writing in my early 20s it was literary criticism for a very eccentric magazine called Books And Bookmen, which allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/when-i-first-started-writing-in-my-early-20s-it-was-literary/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [I genuinely find it difficult to think of places that I'd never want to see again. It might be because part of my career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/i-genuinely-find-it-difficult-to-think-of-places-that-i-d-never-want/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [I like extremely effeminate dogs like terriers or schnauzers. I make an exception for giant schnauzers and big poodles. Basically, I like dogs which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/i-like-extremely-effeminate-dogs-like-terriers-or-schnauzers-i-make/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [While I'm sure people in Britain have money worries, they don't have them like the French do. The French, however much money they have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/while-i-m-sure-people-in-britain-have-money-worries-they-don-t-have/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [ I don't think things necessarily should have a meaning. If stuff has a meaning then why do \[writing\] about it? If you're trying to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/i-don-t-think-things-necessarily-should-have-a-meaning-if-stuff-has-a/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [Conversion requires a subtler mind. Architects don't like it, architects want to create their own landmark buildings so that people a few years hence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/conversion-requires-a-subtler-mind-architects-don-t-like-it/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [You always have to find something to say about the subject and in seven cases out of ten there is nothing to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/you-always-have-to-find-something-to-say-about-the-subject-and-in/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [As a driver I have come to believe that the person just in front of me and the person just behind me are always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/as-a-driver-i-have-come-to-believe-that-the-person-just-in-front-of/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [I'm a very, very unreckless person. I mean, I look left, I look right, I look left, I look right, then I repeat the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/i-m-a-very-very-unreckless-person-i-mean-i-look-left-i-look-right-i/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [I wasn't a keen taker of speed because I didn't like the comedown from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/i-wasn-t-a-keen-taker-of-speed-because-i-didn-t-like-the-comedown/)

[Jonathan Meades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meades/)

> [“The two Mast Houses just within the Victory Gate of Portsmouth Dockyard are raised above the water on piloti. They are structures of remarkable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meades/the-two-mast-houses-just-within-the-victory-gate-of-portsmouth/)

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