Jeffrey Archer · 387 pages
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“A work of art is worth what someone will pay for it.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“An unguarded comment often proves every bit as valuable as a response to a direct question.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“In any conversation, it's often something that seems quite insignificant at the time that gives you the piece of information you're looking for.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“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, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“If you've struck gold, why go in search of brass?”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“stop for a drink, which made him feel”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“I have experienced both triumph and disaster, and, to quote Kipling, have treated those two imposters just the same.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“deal with all four of them in one masterful stroke. Sir Alan Redmayne believed in the rule of law. It was,”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“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.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“You are so silly sometimes, Jess. I fell in love with you, and I don’t give a damn who your”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“He remained silent for the rest of the journey, having been made painfully aware that birth is life’s first lottery ticket. Tom”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“never thought they’d see in their lifetime. With”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“We should, of course, look back with pride on our colonial empire, but be willing at the same time to grasp the nettles of opportunity.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“Over supper of a bowl of Heinz tomato soup and a sausage roll, he went over again and”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“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, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“parking space—44 Eaton…? He flicked it quickly back”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“Only Sebastian really knew what she was going through. Her demons, as she called them. Jessica never stopped chattering whenever they were on their own, but the moment she became the centre of attention, like a tortoise she slipped back into her shell, hoping no one would notice her.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“but he still wasn’t sure how to respond to the English obsession with the weather.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“what it is, Anscott, a short-term compromise. If at some time in the future Barrington’s needs to”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“When does that moment come, Emma wondered, when mothers stop kissing their children, and young men start kissing their mothers?”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“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”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“birth is life’s first lottery ticket.”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
“nearest gutter if he thought it would”
― Jeffrey Archer, quote from Be Careful What You Wish For
Jeffrey Archer
Born place: in London, The United Kingdom
Born date April 15, 1940
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“He was looking for the Knight of Faith, the real prodigy. That real prodigy, having set its relations with the infinite, was entirely at home in the finite. Able to carry the jewel of faith, making the motions of the infinite, and as a result needing nothing but the finite and the usual. Whereas others sought the extraordinary in the world. Or wished to be what was gaped at.”
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