Quotes by Antony Jay

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

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

“The silence when they do not want to tell you the facts: Discrete Silence. The silence when they do not intend to take any action: Stubborn Silence. The silence when... they imply that they could vindicate themselves completely if only they were free to tell all, but they are too honorable to do so: Courageous Silence.”

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

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

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

“The Opposition arent really the Opposition. Theyre just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.”

Dont 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 dont care *who* runs the country - as long as shes got big tits.

He’s suffering from Politician’s Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.