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.

January 8, 2025

2 years ago

One of the little-celebrated powers of presidents (and other high government officials) is

March 12, 2025

1 year ago

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

September 28, 2025

10 months ago

The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

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