Jeffrey Archer Quotes

This is the BBC in London. You will now hear a statement from the Prime Minister." "I am speaking to you from the Cabinet room, Ten Downing Street. This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German government a final note, stating that unless we heard from them by eleven o'clock, that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now, that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently, this country is at war with Germany.

The agenda well in advance; the questions that would be asked, the replies that would be

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.

When I was three, I wanted to be four. When I was four, I wanted to be prime minister.

One worm who's happily found himself in a barrel of fresh apples,

The bastard. It's bad enough knowing he's stolen our money,but it's humiliating having to watch him spend it.

In the end, it all comes down to how you cope with the unforeseen.

Pride has never been a virtue. There are some occasions on which it is wise to remain silent.

I do have a built-in advantage,' said Giles. 'I am my father's son.

Too frightened to set a precedent, but quite happy to pass the buck.

The remainder of my estate, including twenty-two percent of Barrington Shipping, as well as the Manor House - " Mr. Siddons couldn't resist a glance in the direction of Lady Virginia Fenwick, who was sitting on the edge of her seat - "is to be left to my beloved ... daughters Emma and Grace, to dispose of as they see fit, with the exception of my Siamese cat, Cleopatra, who I leave to Lady Virginia Fenwick, because they have so much in common. They are both beautiful, well-groomed, vain, cunning, manipulative predators, who assume that everyone else was put on earth to serve them, including my besotted son, who I can only pray will break from the spell she has cast on him before it is too late.

When Danny finally got off his knee, he took her by surprise again. He immediately began to tap a number on his mobile. Beth knew only too well who would be on the other end of the line.
'She said yes!' Danny announced triumphantly. Beth smiled as she held the diamond under the light and took a closer look.

only a fool blames the messenger.

The grandmothers decided on William's eighth birthday that the time had come for the boy to learn the value of money. With this in mind, they allocated him one dollar a week as pocket money, but insisted that he keep an inventory accounting for every cent he spent. Grandmother Kane presented him with a green leather-bound ledger, at a cost of 95 cents, which she deducted from his first week's allowance. From then on the grandmothers divided the dollar up every Saturday morning. William could invest 50 cents, spend 20 cents, give 10 cents to charity and keep 20 cents in reserve. At the end of each quarter they would inspect the ledger and his written report on any unusual transactions.

I learnt a lot about myself, I learnt a lot about other people and the problems they have. If I was lucky enough to live to a hundred, how I will feel about two per cent of my life being that way, I don't know.

His lectures were always well attended, and not just because he imparted so much wisdom and knowledge: he also managed to do it with humour. It had taken Danny some time to realize that the professor enjoyed provoking discussion and argument by offering up outrageous statements to see what reaction he would arouse from his students.

With torture ,as with making love, foreplay is the all important factor

The worst moment of any campaign is waiting for the sun to rise on the morning of the battle

No, Mr Redmayne, not my tears. Although I've read that letter every day for the past eight months, those tears were not shed by me, but by the man who wrote them. He knew how much I loved him. We would have made a life together even if we could only spend one day a month with each other. I'd have been happy to wait twenty years, more, in the hope that I would eventually be allowed to spend the rest of my life with the only man I'll ever love. I adored Danny from the day I met him, and no one will ever take his place.

Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?

Clifton, in life you get what you deserve, no more and certainly no less.

If that guy had defended Pontius Pilate, he would have convinced the jury that he was simply assisting a young carpenter who wanted to buy some nails for a cross he was working on.

But Beverly warned, Sasha, civilized as the British are, you shouldn't assume that just because you're clever, they will accept you as one of them. There are many who are suspicious of a first-class mind, while others will make a judgment based not on the words you say, but the accent in which they're pronounced. - Dr. Streator

I have experienced both triumph and disaster, and, to quote Kipling, have treated those two imposters just the same.

The English are the biggest snobs on earth Harry.

The fate of another man decided by a war they didnt declar

While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.

Parking space - 44 Eaton ... ? He flicked it quickly back

Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.

God bless the Scots and their puritan upbringing,

Chatterers are a menace.

He was becoming aware that there was no such thing as over-the-top with Lawrence Davenport, as long as you were talking to Lawrence Davenport about Lawrence Davenport.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

The same pulling power as the other lads in the bank." "I'll tell you about the other lads," said Cedric. "Once they've got a couple of pints in them, they'd have you believe they give James Bond lessons. And I can tell you, with most of them, it's all talk." "Did you have the same problem when you were my age?" "Certainly not," said Cedric. "But then I met Beryl when I was six, and I haven't looked

How well they all knew each other now, he thought. In twelve weeks James felt he had come to know more about these three men than any of the so-called friends he'd known for twenty years. For the first time he understood why his father continually referred back to friendships formed during the war with men he normally would never have met. He realised how much he was going to miss Stephen when he returned to America. Success was, in fact, going to split them up.

And, as there wasn't enough breakfast to go round, she set out hungry on the long walk to the docks.

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The English and the Americans were divided by a common language.

Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment.

When does that moment come, Emma wondered, when mothers stop kissing their children, and young men start kissing their mothers?

If you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves.

Fortune favours the brave

Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.

Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they're in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I'm certainly that and I've made a lot of mistakes.

If you have talent and energy, you're king. If you have only energy and no talent, you're still a prince. But if you have talent and no energy, you're a pauper.

I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.

Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.

How was it possible that he could handle Swiss bankers, West End impresarios, senior partners and seasoned solicitors, but was a quivering wreck in the presence of this man?

Good night, good night, parting is such sweet sorrow,' she whispered
'That I shall say good night till it be morrow,' Harry replied.

I'm not involved in politics any more and they're quite right.

..each ministry has an allocation of money to spend on projects agreed to by the government.
Every Secretary of State is acutely aware that his tenure of office maybe very short, so he picks out a major contract for himself from the many available.
It's the one way to ensure a pension for life if the government is changed overnight or the minister simply loses his job.

Doesn't ability to do the job come into the equation?"
"Of course not, you fool," said Jimmy. "This is politics.

It is often spur-of-the-moment decisions, sometimes made by others, that can change our whole lives.

War and Peace maddens me because I didn't write it myself, and worse, I couldn't.

An unguarded comment often proves every bit as valuable as a response to a direct question.

It would be fine, if only I knew how to turn the shower off." Guinzburg laughed. "Perhaps you should ask Miss Redwood to come to your rescue." "If she did, I'm not sure I'd know how to turn her off." "Ah, so she's already subjected you to her lecture on the importance of getting Nothing Ventured on to the bestseller list as quickly as possible.

women are often blessed with more common sense than men.

Steve mellon had told him that love was for poor suckers, and Richard had written on his steamed-up shaving mirror that morning, 'I must be penniless.

Who Saddam Hussein kills, dies.

Some clever children don't discover how bright they are until after they've left school,' continued Mr Holcombe, 'and then spend the rest of their lives regretting the wasted years.

But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

Sir Alan Redmayne believed in the rule of law. It was, after all, the basis of any democracy. Whenever asked, Sir Alan agreed with Churchill that, as a form of government, democracy had its disadvantages, but, on balance, it remained the best on offer. But given a free hand, he would have opted for a benevolent dictatorship. The problem was that dictators, by their very nature, were not benevolent. It simply didn't fit their job description.

But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education.

Here was a man, when comes such another?

heroin is diluted/cut before becoming a joey or bags.

So how did you manage to lose Lunsdorf?"
"He got away from Sergeant Roberts in Harrods."
"I sometimes wish I could do that when shopping with my wife," said the cabinet secretary.

Sometimes an abundance of sympathy can be more overwhelming than solitude

How about your plan?"
"Nothing. Useless. And now we have started on the others I seem to have less time to concentrate on my own."
"Why don't I seduce him?"
"Not a bad idea, but you'd have to be pretty special to get £100,000 out of him, when he can hang around outside the Hilton or Shepherd Market and get it for £30. If there's one thing we've learnt about that gentleman it's that he expects value for money. At £30 a night it would take you just under 15 years to repay my share, and I'm not sure the other three would be willing to wait that long. Infact I'm not sure they will wait another fifteen days.

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A strong man who has known power all his life may lose respect for that power. But a weak man knows the value of strength.

We worked together, we studied together, we played together, but we slept alone.

You're so bossy." "Why is a woman always described as bossy, when if a man did the same thing he'd be thought of as decisive, commanding and displaying qualities of leadership?

Jeffrey Archer's political career ended with his conviction and subsequent imprisonment (2001–2003) for perjury and perverting the course of justice, which followed his second resignation. He even suborned perjury from his wife and others. To buy books from this conman and criminal is a SIN.

If you've got a problem, sleep on it before you make a decision you might later regret. Things always look rosier in the morning.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

The solicitor he selected, a Mr Makepeace, had demanded five thousand pounds up front, even before he took the top off his fountain pen, and then another five once he'd briefed Alex Redmayne, the barrister who would represent him in Court. Danny couldn't understand why he needed two lawyers to do the same job.

We go on a lot in this country about offences being caused by drugs. The truth is just as many offences are caused by drink. And that should be taken into account.

When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up.

I prefer being up-and-coming. Gives us something to look forward to.

Vote tonight?" "I did not apply for

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

I spent my first three weeks there on a wing with 21 murderers. I met some very evil people there but also some men who'd had no upbringing, no chance in life.

When a book comes out I wonder if one person will buy it. It's agony. Of course it's stupid, but it's agony.

I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

What I have found is that real friends stand by you.

I find I don't learn a lot while I'm talking

We all make mistakes but one has to move on.

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest of my life.

If you've struck gold, why go in search of brass?

I've been doing nineteen hours a day on London, nothing else, I mean this has been my whole life, and writing has been put on one side, and if I'm privileged enough to be the Mayor of this city, then I will not write again.

I do greatly admire Australian artists.

I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall!

A work of art is worth what someone will pay for it.

One of the advantages of real worth is that menial tasks can always be left to someone else.

Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal.

Actually, Sydney is my second favourite city on earth, I love Sydney, but this is the greatest.

Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

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