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.

August 21, 2025

6 months ago

Liberty is the right to do whatever the law permits.

August 1, 2025

7 months ago

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognizing when to make them.

December 28, 2025

2 months ago

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

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