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 18, 2025

1 year ago

To succeed pre-eminently in English public life it is necessary to conform either to the popular image of a bookie or of a

May 2, 2025

10 months ago

Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal

November 11, 2025

3 months ago

Blessed is he who expects no gratitude, for he shall not be disappointed.

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