46 Quotes by Jeremy Paxman

I have not a clue why they sent it to me. As far as I know I have not got a reputation as a receiver of stolen goods.

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.

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 search for truth.

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, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.

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

I got fed up of listening to bollocks.

It seems to me that the way to remove people’s cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.

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.

Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn’t wished they lived there?