A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

Margaret Thatcher was as viscerally hated at home as she was warmly respected abroad.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

There's no pleasing the British, or winning their favor. They simply hate politicians. All politicians. Hatred goes with politicians like mint sauce with lamb. It's as old as Parliaments.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

Hate numbs the judgment, paralyzes the vitals of democracy.

A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne

I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will live forever in this world, whatever he may be doing, himself, in the next.

A. Balasubramaniam
A. Balasubramaniam

I enjoy doing my work, and I don't want to deal with the other things. When you enjoy doing your work so much, why deal with where to show, how to show, what to do? If the artist finds the right gallery which respects their work and gives them that freedom to do whatever they want to do, the artist can focus on his work.

A. J. McLean
A. J. McLean

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

A. R. Ammons
A. R. Ammons

I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change.

A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

A. S. Byatt
A. S. Byatt

Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would not vindictively snap off wing mirrors on cars when they were trying to cross in front of the car at a danger to motorists and pedestrians.

A. S. Byatt
A. S. Byatt

I hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.