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 17, 2026

2 months ago

[This was said about Franklin Roosevelt] A second-class intellect. But a first-class temperament.

February 10, 2025

1 year ago

I expect to be disagreed with. That’s better than being a politician who decides to say nothing serious.

August 4, 2025

12 months ago

Liars ought to have good memories.

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