Antony Jay

“You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles. Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.”

“He's suffering from Politicians' Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.”

“The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.”

“The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.”

“'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.”

“Men grow to the stature to which they are stretched when they are young.”

“Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they *ought* to run the country. The Times is read by the people who actually *do* run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who *own* the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by *another* country. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it is.'"Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?""Sun readers don't care *who* runs the country - as long as she's got big tits.”