A. A. Gill

I've often been accused of dressing too well. I've always been fascinated by fashion, though I don't think I'm particularly fashionable.

— A. A. Gill

I'm frightened of my innate vanity. I mean: the suits lined with scarves? Even I know the warning signs. I could quite…

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Twenty is a tough age because it slips past in the middle of so much else - university, gap year, leaving home,…

— A. A. Gill

Shorts are silly. Men in shorts are silly men. And silly is the very worst thing a man can be.

— A. A. Gill

All people from small islands dance funny.

— A. A. Gill

The truth is a mayor can actually do very little to alter the course of a huge city run by the free…

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The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the rule.

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We like to see death as an unfair conspiracy, and what we want is a magic practitioner, a combination of Dr Watson…

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Gift giving is one of the oldest forms of human interaction. It is a behaviour all cultures and all classes share.

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Mourning the loss of the phone call is like pining for buggy driving or women in hats or three-martini lunches. They've gone.

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When I joined the Sunday Times the people I was competing with were all 10 or 15 years younger, they all had…

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Nature gave you your look and there's only a limited amount you can do about that, but what you wear is the…

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The measure of a man's life is how he copes with the terrible wall of fear.

— A. A. Gill

You don't have a choice about fashion or aesthetics - you're in it, whether you like it or not.

— A. A. Gill

The only acceptable cravat is the original Croat one.

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The French are never happy coming to London; this is an ancient and comforting enmity.

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I don't know if English is the only language where some expressions only and solely mean the opposite of what they say…

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I don't go to the openings of shops or parties given by people I don't know.

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Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett,…

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Science fiction is never about the future, in the same way history is rarely about the past: they're both parable formats for…

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I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it…

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There were moments when I wondered at the gossamer veil that stops licence from being libel. I suspect that taking on the…

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No British TV company could ever make a series like 'The West Wing' about British politics. It would beggar credibility. No one…

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One of the small joys that's easy to miss in London is the blue plaques on buildings. These are put up to…

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Have you noticed that almost all the change in the world goes to women? When was the last time you had a…

— A. A. Gill