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 17, 2025

6 months ago

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.

May 7, 2025

10 months ago

The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor

December 5, 2025

3 months ago

Governments are far more stupid than their people.

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