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.

December 12, 2025

11 months ago

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to the level of incompetence…in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent

December 29, 2025

10 months ago

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

August 6, 2025

1 year ago

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety)

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