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Belief Quote by Ian Hislop

“I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak.” quote by Ian Hislop — Download Open image

“I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak.”

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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.

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This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think…

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They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don't go…

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All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

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I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.

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For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose…

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There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.

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The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.

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England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who's got shell shocked during the…

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In Britian we have a free press. It's not a pretty press, but it's free. The people who can't bear the Daily Mail, they…

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My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal,…

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I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.

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