"I'm coming to London next week, by the……" — Nick Hornby
"I'm coming to London next week, by the way, in unhappy circumstances. Are we getting on fine as we are? Or would you like a drink?"
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212 Quotes by Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby has 212 quotes on this site.
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Most people get suicide, I guess; most people, even if it's hidden deep down inside somewhere, can remember a time…
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Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator. Shorn of the game's aesthetic pleasures, or the comfort of…
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Like all books that have that kind of momentum, it starts from word of mouth.
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[H]ow was I supposed to get excited about the oppression of females if they couldn't be trusted to stay upright…
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One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to…
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Reciprocation was a pretty powerful stimulant to the imagination.
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I'm still not a very good white wine, but I'm drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway.
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I have always been accused of taking the things I love – football, of course, but also books and records…
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Life isn't, and has never been, a 2-0 home victory after a fish and chip lunch.
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Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point…
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I have learned things from the game. Much of my knowledge of locations in Britain and Europe comes not from…
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It is a strange paradox that while the grief of football fans(and it is real grief) is private - we…
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More Circumstances Quotes
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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
— Aristotle
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that…
— Neil Armstrong
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of…
— Saint Augustine
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A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…
— James A. Baldwin
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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real…
— Christian Bale
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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
— Dave Barry
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
— Joseph Addison
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If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic…
— John Berger
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other…
— Andrew Bernstein
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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.
— Tony Blair
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