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.

June 17, 2025

8 months ago

As a feast to which all the guests contribute is better than a banquet furnished by a single man

January 23, 2025

1 year ago

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

July 1, 2025

8 months ago

[On Canada] We are one of the oldest democracies in the world

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