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.

March 6, 2025

12 months ago

Democracy is rarely beautiful in its workings, for the many refuse to be refined, restrained, and artistic.

July 2, 2025

8 months ago

Fame is a vapor; popularity is an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.

April 27, 2025

10 months ago

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

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