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.

September 23, 2025

1 year ago

Almost all that has been done for the good of the people has been done since the rich lost the monopoly of power

December 21, 2025

10 months ago

Scratch any American and underneath you’ll find an isolationist.

September 15, 2025

1 year ago

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong—but that is the way to bet.

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