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.

January 21, 2025

2 years ago

The quality of legislation passed to deal with a problem is inversely proportional to the volume of media clamor that brought it on.

January 23, 2025

2 years ago

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

November 17, 2025

12 months ago

The difference between a Democracy and a Dictatorship is that in a Democracy you vote first and take orders later

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