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 3, 2025

3 months ago

Healey’s first law of politics: when you are in a hole, stop digging.

November 26, 2025

3 months ago

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

November 30, 2025

3 months ago

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant.

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