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 15, 2025

11 months ago

If you want to know the depth and meanness of Human Nature, you have got to be a prime minister running a general election.

October 19, 2025

1 year ago

When a man speaks of the need for realism one may be sure that this is always the prelude to some bloody deed.

April 17, 2025

2 years ago

The important thing about the so-called ‘communications industry’ is that it is basically concerned with merchandising.

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