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.

July 18, 2025

7 months ago

I pay my tax bills more readily than any others—for whether the money is well or ill spent

June 26, 2025

8 months ago

If people have to choose between freedom and sandwiches, they will take sandwiches.

October 1, 2025

5 months ago

Guidelines for bureaucrats: (1) When in charge, ponder.

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