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.

July 17, 2025

7 months ago

There are those who never stretch out the hand for fear it will be bitten.

September 29, 2025

5 months ago

Always deny what you don’t want to be known, and always affirm what you want to be believed.

December 16, 2025

2 months ago

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

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