All A. N. Wilson Quotes
- My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, have commissioned me to write the life of Queen Victoria. Atlantic
- Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr revolutionised physics, our picture of the world has radically changed. Bohr
- Nearly all monster stories depend for their success on Jack killing the Giant, Beowulf or St. George slaying the Dragon, Harry Potter triumphing over the… All
- In the 18th century, James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, and Richard Arkwright pioneered the water-propelled spinning frame which led to the mass production of… Arkwright
- In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather… All
- It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They… Abbey
- On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton,… Booming
- History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines. Doe
- It seems astonishing to be paid for indulging in pure pleasure. For me to go to Coburg is rather as if a trainspotter was sent… Asked
- When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never… Atheist
- If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the… Elected
- Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts. Affectionate
- There is no doubt that, since 1977 and the launch of Apple II - the first computer it produced for the mass market - many… Apple
- People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life. Anything Else
- Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught. Finished
- Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr revolutionized physics, our picture of the world has radically changed. Bohr