Antony Jay Quotes

"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."
- Antony Jay
(Related: Leader, People, Job)

"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."
- Antony Jay
(Related: Fact, Opposition, Service)

"Men grow to the stature to which they are stretched when they are young."
- Antony Jay
(Related: Men)

"He's suffering from Politicians' Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it."
- Antony Jay
(Related: Logic, Politicians, Suffering)

"The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions."
- Antony Jay
(Related: Answers, Mind, Questions, Wrong)