Best 1 A. A. Gill Quotes
The answer is that if God exists,
he doesn’t seem to mind
if you believe in him or not.
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As handbags get ever more absurdly large,
so they need to carry more stuff to validate
the expense of this huge trunk with chains,
buckles and padlocks on.
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The trouble with righting some
wrongs is that it makes the remaining
ones seem even more unbearable.
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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 around all day.
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A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians.
Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Louis XIV.
Their strange and exotic attire attracted
the French bon hommes, who were wearing formal ruffs,
and who immediately took to the simple
and relaxed military cloth tied at the neck.
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Best 6 A. A. Gill Quotes
A cravat has to be approached with consummate
self-confidence and a devilish nonchalance.
A cravat has to be grasped by a man
who knows how to treat a cravat.
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Best 7 A. A. Gill Quotes
Trying to learn to be a good man is like
learning to play tennis against a wall.
You are only a good man – a competent,
capable, interesting and lovable man –
when you’re doing it for, or with, other people.
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In fact, everybody should wake up smelling nice.
I go further, there is not an excuse, ever,
not to smell nice, particularly your feet.
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If you’re bored, it’s because someone
else is fulfilling his dream. Become a bore.
It’s the most interesting thing you’ll ever do.
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My only piece of advice is that all of you consider
every single text and Snapchat that you ever make
as also being shared with your partner,
because they all check your phones all the time –
trust me on this one.
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