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.

October 29, 2025

9 months ago

If you are involved in important affairs or seeking power, you must exaggerate your successes.

April 6, 2025

1 year ago

In the end we are all sacked and it’s always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life.

August 1, 2025

12 months ago

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognizing when to make them.

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