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.

April 1, 2025

9 months ago

The majority never has right on its side. Never I say! That is one of the social lies that a free

January 5, 2025

12 months ago

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness,

June 4, 2025

7 months ago

The vice-presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss.

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