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.

February 5, 2025

11 months ago

Think much, speak little, write less.

March 24, 2025

9 months ago

[Of Winston Churchill] He is a terrible burden for any Govt. to carry—someone said of [his father] Randolph Churchill

April 17, 2025

8 months ago

The important thing about the so-called ‘communications industry’ is that it is basically concerned with merchandising.

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