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 16, 2025

1 year ago

The model of a modern Prime Minister would be a kind of grotesque composite freak

September 20, 2025

10 months ago

Never lose your temper with the Press or the public is a major rule of political life.

August 8, 2025

12 months ago

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

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