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Antony Jay

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[Wikipedia] Sir Antony Rupert Jay was an English writer and broadcaster. With Jonathan Lynn, he co-wrote the British political-satirical comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (1980–88). He also wrote a comedy sketch of the series for the television film The Funny Side of Christmas, and The Householder's

Quotes by Antony Jay

In corporation [corporate] religions as in others, the heretic must be cast out not because of the probability that he is wrong…

Casts

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

Authority

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You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles - people nearly always pick a problem their own…

Bigger

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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…

Jobs

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

Answers

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

Done

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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…

Civil service

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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…

British

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

Grows

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There is this great idea about the logic of a politician, along the lines of: "Something must be done, this is something,…

Done

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