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.

September 19, 2025

1 year ago

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe;

August 31, 2025

1 year ago

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.

April 3, 2025

2 years ago

The Press, my Lords, is one of our great out-sentries; if we remove it, if we hoodwink it

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