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.

May 14, 2025

1 year ago

Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.

June 24, 2025

1 year ago

A politician was a person with whose politics you did not agree. When you did agree, he was a statesman.

December 27, 2025

10 months ago

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

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