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 2, 2025

11 months ago

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

June 16, 2025

1 year ago

Do not believe those who say they have voluntarily relinquished power and position for love of peace and quiet.

November 4, 2025

12 months ago

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master.

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