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.

September 4, 2025

11 months ago

I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best coloured man

November 12, 2025

9 months ago

Humming, Hawing and Hesitation are the three Graces of contemporary Parliamentary oratory.

December 28, 2025

7 months ago

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

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