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.

July 8, 2025

8 months ago

…see how sensitive the citizens become: they chafe impatiently at the least touch of authority and at length

April 8, 2025

11 months ago

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.

August 31, 2025

6 months ago

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.

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