Quotes Library

September 19, 2025

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen.

Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), African politician, prime minister of Zimbabwe, in Sunday Times, 26 February 1984, Jay p.267

Do you know why God gave cricket to the English? To teach them the meaning of eternity—the time that it takes for a typical cricket match.

Mr. Mugabe got over that plan pretty quickly.

February 13, 2025

1 year ago

It is a fine thing to face machine guns for immortality and a medal, but isn’t it a fine thing, too, to face calumny,

December 23, 2025

7 months ago

Few revolutionists would be such if they were heirs to a baronetcy.

March 7, 2025

1 year ago

Men on white horses armed with simple solutions are the answer when people decide they’ve had enough of “politics as usual.”

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