Antony Jay > Quotes

“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.”
― Antony Jay, Yes Prime Minister: The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker

“In defeat, malice. In victory, revenge”
― Antony Jay, The Complete Yes Minister

“He’s suffering from Politician’s Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.”
― Antony Jay, The Complete Yes Minister