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 16, 2025

10 months ago

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

June 3, 2025

9 months ago

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.

March 2, 2025

12 months ago

There is a providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

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