"They may well say not only is this……" — Ian Hislop
"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 in unless I'm convinced by the people who write them that they're true. And if I'm wrong, then so be it."
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Ian Hislop
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13 Quotes by Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop has 13 quotes on this site.
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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've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.
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No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.
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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…
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You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times,…
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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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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…
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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…
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It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious.
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The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.
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Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less…
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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…
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom…
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down…
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
— Michele Bachmann
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or…
— Abigail Adams
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I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it…
— Toni Cade Bambara
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It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It…
— Albert Barnes
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear…
— Ambrose Bierce
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When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.
— Scipio Africanus
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