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.

December 29, 2025

7 months ago

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

September 21, 2025

10 months ago

Tyranny is always better organized than freedom.

April 24, 2025

1 year ago

Generosity is part of my character, and I therefore hasten to assure this government that I will never make an allegation of dishonesty against it

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