Jeremy Paxman

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

— Jeremy Paxman

#cheese #early #early bird #get #gets

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

#ancestors #backwards #forwards #had #i

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

#face #horse #i #just #life

I find it odd that people take me seriously. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#i #me #odd #people #seriously

I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#hate #help #i #looks #way

I've always felt myself to be an outsider. I've always felt awkward. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#awkward #felt #i #myself #outsider

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

— Jeremy Paxman

#asked #cynicism #give #me #people

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. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#asked #bear #how #interest #just

It's stupid to have a simple-minded view. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#view

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. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#block #close #cynicism #journalist #necessary