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.

August 12, 2025

12 months ago

You only have power over people as long as you don’t take everything away from them.

May 6, 2025

1 year ago

Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past

August 14, 2025

12 months ago

[Notice kept on his desk while working on his biography of Lord Mountbatten] Remember.

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