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.

March 30, 2025

1 year ago

The only way a reporter should look at a politician is down.

February 1, 2026

6 months ago

Being right, in and of itself, is meaningless…we have to win. And we have to deliver.

January 9, 2025

2 years ago

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very

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