Quotes by Antony Jay

About Antony Jay:

Sir Antony Rupert Jay is an English writer, broadcaster and director, famous for the co-authorship, with Jonathan Lynn, of the successful British political comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (1980–88). He wrote The Householder's Guide to Community Defence Against Bureaucratic Aggression (1972).
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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...

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameAntony Jay
  • DescriptionBritish screenwriter
  • BornApril 20, 1930
  • ProfessionJournalist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Royal Victorian Order