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.

March 28, 2025

9 months ago

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

April 27, 2025

8 months ago

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

May 17, 2025

7 months ago

The ratio of literacy to illiteracy is constant, but nowadays the illiterates can read.

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