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.

October 30, 2025

12 months ago

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

August 23, 2025

1 year ago

To think contrary to one’s era is heroism. But to speak against it is madness.

September 7, 2025

1 year ago

If you want to get along, go along.

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