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.

April 11, 2025

2 years ago

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything.

March 7, 2025

2 years ago

Men on white horses armed with simple solutions are the answer when people decide they’ve had enough of “politics as usual.”

December 4, 2025

11 months ago

Reader, suppose you were an idiot; and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

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