Quotes Library

May 8, 2025

Diplomacy is about surviving till the next century—politics is about surviving till Friday afternoon.

Jonathan Lyn (1943- ) and Antony Jay (1930–2016) British writers, Yes, Prime Minister, vol. 1 (1986), Jay p.235

What your batting average on this score?

Yes, Friday afternoon, when you can get out of town after quietly issuing some bad news press release.

August 25, 2025

1 year ago

He that is minded to obey all the commonwealth’s orders, whether through fear of its power or through love of quiet

September 20, 2025

1 year ago

Never lose your temper with the Press or the public is a major rule of political life.

October 20, 2025

1 year ago

Universal suffrage [i.e., votes for all adult men and women] is the government of a house by its nursery.

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