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 Copy Share Image
The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese. — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
“Everything human … has its period: nations, like mortal men, advance only to decline; dismembered empire and diminished glory mark a crisis in the constitution;” — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
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. — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
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 Copy Share
The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let them die of neglect. — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
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… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
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… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there? — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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,… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share
