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.

October 1, 2025

10 months ago

Guidelines for bureaucrats: (1) When in charge, ponder.

December 9, 2025

8 months ago

…the best is often unattainable, and therefore the true legislator and statesman ought to be acquainted

December 2, 2025

8 months ago

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

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