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> [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?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/the-idea-of-a-tax-on-the-ownership-of-a-television-belongs-in-the/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

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## More by Jeremy Paxman

> [The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/the-promise-of-western-capitalism-of-ever-rising-rates-of-pay-has/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/the-early-bird-may-get-the-worm-but-its-the-second-mouse-that-gets/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [“Everything human … has its period: nations, like mortal men, advance only to decline; dismembered empire and diminished glory mark a crisis in the constitution;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/everything-human-has-its-period-nations-like-mortal-men-advance-only/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [I've always felt myself to be an outsider. I've always felt awkward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/i-ve-always-felt-myself-to-be-an-outsider-i-ve-always-felt-awkward/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/i-m-afraid-i-tend-to-be-thinking-about-things-and-not-paying/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/i-ve-always-thought-you-have-to-live-life-looking-forwards-not/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let them die of neglect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/the-english-approach-to-ideas-is-not-to-kill-them-but-to-let-them-die/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [It's stupid to have a simple-minded view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/it-s-stupid-to-have-a-simple-minded-view/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/it-would-be-unforgivable-to-use-the-role-i-have-such-as-it-is-to/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/scepticism-is-a-necessary-and-vital-part-of-the-journalist-s-toolkit/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/the-defining-problem-of-contemporary-television-is-trust-can-you/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/has-there-ever-been-a-visitor-to-ludlow-who-hasn-t-wished-they-lived/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/i-hate-the-word-sneering-i-can-t-help-the-way-my-face-looks/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/i-ve-spent-my-whole-life-being-told-i-have-a-face-like-a-horse-you/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-paxman/it-s-not-just-politicians-any-spokesman-for-a-vested-interest-is-well/)

[Jeremy Paxman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-paxman/)

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