Quotes Library

October 24, 2025

[On dealing with the Royal Family] I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), British prime minister and novelist, The Cynic’s Lexicon, Jonathon Green, ed. (London: 1986), p.66

I’m sorry; did you say you forgot the question…or did I?

One of the advantages of age is that the faulty memory defense grows more credible every day.

July 23, 2025

1 year ago

Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.

April 7, 2025

1 year ago

What is truth? We must adopt a pragmatic definition: it is what is believed to be true.

December 2, 2025

8 months ago

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

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