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.

September 6, 2025

6 months ago

Prejudice is the raft unto which the ship-wrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

October 14, 2025

4 months ago

Speak well, but speak little.

September 30, 2025

5 months ago

[Definition of] Class: when they’re running you out of town, to look like you’re leading the parade.

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