163 Quotes by Jeffrey Archer

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    And the America Firsters would raise an almighty hue and cry.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    To be allowed to pursue a career of his own choosing, and not just be expected to follow in his father’s footsteps.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    He was, in the words of H. H. Munro, a man whose looks made it possible for women to forgive any other trifling inadequacies.

  • Share


  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    I’ll bet you can’t tell me who designed the garden. I’ll give you a clue: it’s later than the house.’ ‘I’ve only ever heard of one landscape gardener,’ said Harry, still staring at the house. ‘Capability Brown.’ ‘That’s exactly why we chose him,’ said Giles, ‘simply so that my friends would have heard of the fellow two hundred years later.’ Harry.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    And I did wonder – because it’s now three years ago since I left prison – whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be – no, it’s there every day of my life.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    She would have made a great teacher, and hundreds of children would have benefited from her wisdom and common sense. The truth is, we lost two generations of men in world wars, and two generations of women who weren’t given the chance to take their places.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    I never advise friends to put money in anything,. said Danny. ‘It’s a no-win situation – if they make a profit they forget that it was you who recommended it, and if they make a loss they never stop reminding you. My only advise would be not to gamble what you can’t afford, and never to risk an amount that might cause you to lose a night’s sleep.

  • Share

  • Author Jeffrey Archer
  • Quote

    I am sure the House will agree that given these circumstances, my final judgment will require the wisdom of Solomon.

  • Share