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.

March 18, 2025

2 years ago

It’s 90 per cent of the politicians who give the other 10 per cent a bad name.

October 13, 2025

1 year ago

he opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists

March 3, 2025

2 years ago

‘Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?’ ‘No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country’

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