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.

August 19, 2025

6 months ago

Laws are like spiders’ webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but larger things break through and escape.

May 19, 2025

9 months ago

Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

December 6, 2025

3 months ago

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

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