Jeremy Paxman Quotes

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. - Jeremy Paxman

Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing. - 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

The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let them die of neglect. - Jeremy Paxman

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

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

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

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

I've always felt myself to be an outsider. I've always felt awkward. - Jeremy Paxman

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