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.

December 8, 2025

3 months ago

Political skill [is] the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.

July 29, 2025

7 months ago

So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings goes to build up great fortunes

November 20, 2025

3 months ago

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

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