Jeremy Paxman Quotes

Jeremy Paxman — British Journalist born on May 11, 1950,

Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. His regular appearances on the BBC Two's Newsnight programme were sometimes criticised as aggressive, intimidating and condescending, yet also applauded as tough and incisive. He is the question master of University Challenge, succeeding Bamber Gascoigne when the programme was revived in 1994... (wikipedia)

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.

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

The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

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.

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 Quotes

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