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.

February 8, 2026

3 weeks ago

Being right, in and of itself, is meaningless…we have to win. And we have to deliver.

November 17, 2025

3 months ago

The difference between a Democracy and a Dictatorship is that in a Democracy you vote first and take orders later

November 4, 2025

4 months ago

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master.

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