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Jeremy Paxman quotes

British Journalist May 11, 1950

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I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a..."
I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren't you? Jeremy Paxman
At work people are expected to be at the beck and call of employers all the time. You have blackberries and other things, and they just don't leave you alone. People have less time just to drop into an art gallery. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I..."
Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing. Jeremy Paxman
One's teachers all belonged to that generation who were imperialists, and the whole narrative throughout my adolescence was of countries leaving the empire. I find it extraordinary that this purpose which drove how we viewed the world is now considered to be something that has no effect upon us. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let..."
The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let them die of neglect. Jeremy Paxman
It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is,..."
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks."
I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "It's stupid to have a simple-minded view."
It's stupid to have a simple-minded view. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "I find it odd that people take me seriously."
I find it odd that people take me seriously. Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly."
The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly. Jeremy Paxman
Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth. Jeremy Paxman
The idea of a tax on the ownership of a television belongs in the 1950s. Why not tax people for owning a washing machine to fund the manufacture of Persil? Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman quote: "The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that..."
The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese. Jeremy Paxman

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