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.

January 2, 2025

2 years ago

Politicians, like prostitutes, are held in contempt. But what man does not run to them when they need their services?

November 17, 2025

9 months ago

The difference between a Democracy and a Dictatorship is that in a Democracy you vote first and take orders later

January 26, 2025

2 years ago

The Confederacy [i.e., the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865] has been done to death by politicians.

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