Jeremy Paxman Quotes
Best 19 Other Quotes by Jeremy Paxman
“Cycling is easily the quickest way around central London, faster than bus, Tube or taxi. You can predict precisely how long every journey will take, regardless of traffic jams, Tube strikes or leaves on the line. It provides excellent exercise. It does not pollute the atmosphere. It does not clog up the streets.”
“Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there?”
“I find it odd that people take me seriously.”
“I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.”
“I've always felt myself to be an outsider. I've always felt awkward.”
“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.”
“I’ve spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren’t you?”
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“It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.”
“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.”
“It's stupid to have a simple-minded view.”
“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.”
“Sharing holiday snaps on social media is an act of arrogant vanity.”
“Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.”
“The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.”
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“The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy for society?”
“The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.”
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“I never argued with people who underestimated me. If the accent and the muscles and the movies made people think I was stupid, it worked to my advantage.”
“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?”
“The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced.”
“Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.”
