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.

December 21, 2025

7 months ago

Scratch any American and underneath you’ll find an isolationist.

October 19, 2025

9 months ago

When a man speaks of the need for realism one may be sure that this is always the prelude to some bloody deed.

May 19, 2025

1 year ago

Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

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