Jeremy Paxman Quotes
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.
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.
I voted against Gerald Nabarro in my first general election, but my defiance made no difference. If you had put a Conservative rosette on a mustachioed hamster, it would have been elected.
Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.
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?
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.
It would be unforgivable to use the role I have, such as it is, to inflict my incoherent, half-baked view of the world on people. That would be illegitimate and unacceptable and I should be fired.
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 have not a clue why they sent it to me. As far as I know I have not got a reputation as a receiver of stolen goods.
I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren't you?
The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced
I'm afraid I tend to be thinking about things and not paying sufficient attention to one's posture, deportment and general cast of face.
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?
