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 9, 2025

8 months ago

No man is fit to govern great societies who hesitates about disobliging the few who have access to him

April 19, 2025

8 months ago

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face—forever.

May 26, 2025

7 months ago

Don’t take a nickel, just hand them your business card.

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