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.

April 15, 2025

8 months ago

Politicians [are] a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people

March 12, 2025

10 months ago

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

April 28, 2025

8 months ago

We hope that the world will not narrow into a neighbourhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood.

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