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.

May 6, 2025

1 year ago

Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past

October 4, 2025

1 year ago

Most men make little other use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

December 30, 2025

10 months ago

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

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