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.

February 9, 2025

2 years ago

In framing a government, which is to administered by men, over men, the great difficulty lies in this

May 10, 2025

1 year ago

I respect fidelity to colleagues even though they are fit for the hangman.

April 12, 2025

2 years ago

A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

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