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.

February 3, 2025

1 year ago

Revolution: n., a bursting of the boilers which usually takes place when the safety valve of public discussion is closed.

January 7, 2025

2 years ago

A secret in the Oxford sense: you may tell it to only one person at a time.

September 18, 2025

11 months ago

Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse.

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