Everyone has to go to a funeral at some time and you need to be dark and sombre, and in a black tie. A. A. Gill Read Quote
No 13-year-old or over should ever be seen in trousers that finish above the ankle. It doesn’t matter how good your legs are, or if you’re on a beach in Bermuda where they invented the things. A. A. Gill Read Quote
It is impossible to be taken seriously in shorts. No one has ever cared about anything said by a man in shorts. A. A. Gill Read Quote
You can propose marriage naked or in handcuffs, but no one is going to agree to forsake all others for a man in shorts. You can’t declare war in shorts or deliver a eulogy in shorts. A. A. Gill Read Quote
Cowboy boots you can’t wear unless you actually are a cowboy or in a Status Quo tribute band, or over 60; there’s something about a retiring gent in cowboy boots that looks sort of presidential. A. A. Gill Read Quote
Twenty is a tough age because it slips past in the middle of so much else – university, gap year, leaving home, getting jobs. A. A. Gill Read Quote
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. A. A. Gill Read Quote
People who know there is a god and people who know there isn’t live in exactly the same world. Same number of hours in the day, same weather, same football results. They both love their children and die of the same diseases. A. A. Gill Read Quote
People who don’t believe in God are no happier than people who do, and those who do believe are no nicer than those who don’t. A. A. Gill Read Quote
