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 15, 2025

12 months ago

Men ought to pay a great deal more attention to substance and realities than to ceremonies.

July 23, 2025

7 months ago

Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.

October 23, 2025

4 months ago

Governments last as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.

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