Cited in Kat Lay "Clarkson’s latest plaything: £4.25m farm where he can whiz around on quad bikes", The Times (27 July 2013), originally published in "Jeremy Clarkson: quad's own country", BBC Top Gear (December 2009)

I have bought a farm. There are many sensible reasons for this. [...] Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The Government doesn't get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up. But there is another, much more important reason: I can now have a quad bike. I have always loved the idea of such things.

— Jeremy Clarkson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have bought a farm. There are many sensible reasons for this. [...] Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The Government doesn't get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up. But there is another, much more important reason: I can now have a quad bike. I have always loved the idea of such things." in the context of "Cited in Kat Lay "Clarkson’s latest plaything: £4.25m farm where he can whiz around on quad bikes", The Times (27 July 2013), originally published in "Jeremy Clarkson: quad's own country", BBC Top Gear (December 2009)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jeremy Clarkson

About Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and journalist known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear, the motoring show, and his columns in national newspapers.