236 Quotes by Robert Harris

A police state is a country run by criminals

History is too important to be left to the historians.

That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar.

It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world.

But only a fool sails into combat with nature

In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary. It will seem to them that the game is not as good as it might be.

For me, as I suspect for most people, there comes a point where you have enough. If you've got £20 million, why keep going until you've got £100 million or £1,000 million? Does anyone need another vast yacht or private jet or a house full of gold?

I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and put words together.

The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.