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.

October 18, 2025

4 months ago

Take our politicians: they’re a bunch of yo-yos.

April 29, 2025

10 months ago

The market-place is a place set aside where men may deceive and overreach each other.

August 17, 2025

6 months ago

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.

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