126 Quotes by Gyles Brandreth

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    It's called 'Odd Boy Out' because as I was writing it I realized I was a bit of an oddity as a child.

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    There's nothing so unemployable as a man in his 50s who's no longer on the winning side.

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    I'd known the Duke of Edinburgh over a period of 40 years, so I'd long been accustomed to his sense of humor.

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    If you are getting married it's about the person you are marrying, it's about the relationship. For me it's not about the party.

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    I'm grateful for laughter of any kind, but it can be off-putting if one person is laughing at a different time or in a different way from the rest of the audience.

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    The biggest and loudest weddings don't always produce the happiest marriages.

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    For centuries in Britain, the small-talk standby has been the weather.

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