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Michael Dobbs quotes: It seemed scarcely a moment since she had made it back home,

It seemed scarcely a moment since she had made it back home,

Michael Dobbs quotes: Nothing lasts, not forever. Not laughter, not lust, not even life itself. Not forever. Which is why we make the most of what we have.

Nothing lasts, not forever. Not laughter, not lust, not even life itself. Not forever. Which is why we make the most of what we have.

Michael Dobbs quotes: A prime minister can chose his friends and his Cabinet but not his relatives. Part Chairman Lord Williams

A prime minister can chose his friends and his Cabinet but not his relatives. Part Chairman Lord Williams

Michael Dobbs quotes: Politics. The word is taken from the Ancient Greek. "Poly" means "many." And ticks are tiny, bloodsucking insects.

Politics. The word is taken from the Ancient Greek. "Poly" means "many." And ticks are tiny, bloodsucking insects.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Democracy is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,

Democracy is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,

Michael Dobbs quotes: Loyalty may be good news, but it is rarely good advice.

Loyalty may be good news, but it is rarely good advice.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Neither does the British Empire for which Churchill fought with all his heart. And no one believes what they read in the newspapers any more.

Neither does the British Empire for which Churchill fought with all his heart. And no one believes what they read in the newspapers any more.

Michael Dobbs quotes: He talked about the future with such certainty, he might have been talking about the past.

He talked about the future with such certainty, he might have been talking about the past.

Michael Dobbs quotes: You might think that, I could not possibly comment

You might think that, I could not possibly comment

Michael Dobbs quotes: Loyalty is like the Doctrine of Celibacy - easy to proclaim but damned difficult to live by.

Loyalty is like the Doctrine of Celibacy - easy to proclaim but damned difficult to live by.

Michael Dobbs quotes: This will not be easy,' he said. 'Neither is failure.

This will not be easy,' he said. 'Neither is failure.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Since he was much weaker than his enemy, he could afford to display no weakness at all.

Since he was much weaker than his enemy, he could afford to display no weakness at all.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Why be so bloody miserable when you can pick up a good book or watch a great television drama?

Why be so bloody miserable when you can pick up a good book or watch a great television drama?

Michael Dobbs quotes: She went up on tiptoes, just so she could look down on him.

She went up on tiptoes, just so she could look down on him.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Truth lies in the hands of its editor.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Truth lies in the hands of its editor.

Michael Dobbs quotes: The nature of ambition is that it requires casualties.

The nature of ambition is that it requires casualties.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Communism was not defeated by any one individual or even a combination of individuals. In the last resort communism defeated itself.

Communism was not defeated by any one individual or even a combination of individuals. In the last resort communism defeated itself.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Cruelty of any kind is unforgivable . That's why there is no point at all in being creek in half-measure.

Cruelty of any kind is unforgivable . That's why there is no point at all in being creek in half-measure.

Michael Dobbs quotes: I'm an Englishman, after all,

I'm an Englishman, after all,

Michael Dobbs quotes: You might very well think that - I couldn't possibly comment.

You might very well think that - I couldn't possibly comment.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Loyalty is like instant coffee: it's cheap and ultimately unsatisfying.

Loyalty is like instant coffee: it's cheap and ultimately unsatisfying.

Michael Dobbs quotes: All members of a Cabinet are referred to as Right. Honorable Gentlemen. There are only three things wrong with such a title ...

All members of a Cabinet are referred to as Right. Honorable Gentlemen. There are only three things wrong with such a title ...

Michael Dobbs quotes: For some it is the end of the rope. For others it is only the beginning.

For some it is the end of the rope. For others it is only the beginning.

Michael Dobbs quotes: There is no need to outrun the lion. All that is necessary for a man to do in order to survive is to outrun his friends.

There is no need to outrun the lion. All that is necessary for a man to do in order to survive is to outrun his friends.

Michael Dobbs quotes: His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.

His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.

Michael Dobbs quotes: The higher up the tree a cat climbs, the farther it will fall. It's the same for politicians, except politicians don't bounce.

The higher up the tree a cat climbs, the farther it will fall. It's the same for politicians, except politicians don't bounce.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Politics requires sacrifice. The sacrifice of others, of course.

Politics requires sacrifice. The sacrifice of others, of course.

Michael Dobbs quotes: Why waste a life in search of an epitaph? 'Fondly Remembered'. Who other than a halfwit has that chiselled above his head?

Why waste a life in search of an epitaph? 'Fondly Remembered'. Who other than a halfwit has that chiselled above his head?