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.

March 5, 2025

10 months ago

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion

January 17, 2025

11 months ago

One final tip to rebels: always have a second profession in reserve.

June 11, 2025

7 months ago

The preservation of the means of knowledge (let me repeat that: the means of knowledge

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