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.

January 26, 2025

2 years ago

The Confederacy [i.e., the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865] has been done to death by politicians.

January 13, 2025

2 years ago

Politics and the fate of mankind are formed by men without ideals and without greatness.

August 1, 2025

12 months ago

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognizing when to make them.

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