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.

June 29, 2025

6 months ago

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

June 13, 2025

7 months ago

You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.

January 19, 2025

11 months ago

A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

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