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.

May 11, 2025

10 months ago

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

March 7, 2025

12 months ago

Men on white horses armed with simple solutions are the answer when people decide they’ve had enough of “politics as usual.”

August 28, 2025

6 months ago

Acquire a good reputation, then go to sleep.

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