Antony Jay Quotes

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

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#2. 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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#3. In corporation [corporate] religions as in others, the heretic must be cast out not because of the probability that he is wrong but because of the possibility that he is right.

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

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

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#6. 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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#7. The only real training for leadership is leadership.

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