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 22, 2025

11 months ago

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made.

March 20, 2025

9 months ago

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.

March 31, 2025

9 months ago

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

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