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.

August 1, 2025

7 months ago

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognizing when to make them.

August 27, 2025

6 months ago

If…a rulership aims not at the common good of the multitude, but at the private good of the ruler, it will be an unjust and perverted rulership.

May 25, 2025

9 months ago

When I was a boy I was told that anyone could become President.

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