Quote by A. N. Wilson

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect

Summary

This quote reflects the internal conflict the speaker experiences between their admiration for Queen and their surprising realization of having republican thoughts. It highlights the common sentiment among British individuals who hold a fondness for the monarch, despite also entertaining republican ideas. The quote might indicate a shift in the speaker's beliefs and the awareness of contradictions within their own views.

Topics

By A. N. Wilson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated t

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

Arthur Conan Doyle

I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole

I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it as a separate craft that I would need to study first. So, right now I'm still trying to do certain things as an actor and until I get bored of that or I feel completely fed by that then I'll move into directing.

I was caught in a love triangle with one dead side.

I was caught in a love triangle with one dead side.

Death Love Triangle

It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence, whet

It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence, whether a man be behind it or no.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting

Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, attributed,

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your e

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Kareem AbdulJabbar

I really think that American gentlemen are the best after al

I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the

What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it.

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty.

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself i

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.