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.

November 6, 2025

12 months ago

Nothing in politics is ever as good or as bad as it first appears.

June 5, 2025

1 year ago

It is a great folly to offend many if you only want to insult one man.

December 12, 2025

11 months ago

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to the level of incompetence…in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent

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