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.

June 13, 2025

7 months ago

You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.

February 27, 2025

10 months ago

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

February 23, 2025

10 months ago

One of the greatest pieces of good fortune a man can have is the chance to make something he has done in his own

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