“There was a general tendency to ascribe almost any irregular or bad behaviour to the French. [...] A tonsil-tickling embrace is still known as a French kiss, as if somehow it would never have occurred to an English person to stick their tongue into another person's mouth if the French hadn't invented it.” PeopleHumorThe FrenchThe English Book:The English: A Portrait of a People Source: The English: A Portrait of a People
“At work people are expected to be at the beck and call of employers all the time. You have blackberries and other things, and they just don't leave you alone. People have less time just to drop into an art gallery.” PeopleArtExpectedEmployersGalleryBlackberriesArt GalleriesBeck And Call Author:Jeremy Paxman
“It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.” PeopleWayGivingSeemsAnswersRemoveCynicism Author:Jeremy Paxman
“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?” PeopleIdeasTelevisionTaxesMachinesFundWhy NotOwnershipWashingWashing Machines 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 for society?” PeopleBelieveDoeProblemTelevisionHealthyTreatsContemporaryDefining 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 people. That would be illegitimate and unacceptable and I should be fired.” PeopleWorldShouldUseWould BeViewsHalfRolesUnforgivable Author:Jeremy Paxman
“I have neither the learning nor the experience to know whether the doomsayers are right about the human causes of climate change. But I am willing to acknowledge that people who know a lot more than I do may be right when they claim that it is the consequence of our own behaviour. I assume that this is why the BBC's coverage of the issue abandoned the pretence of impartiality long ago.” PeopleKnowsHumansMayLongCausesIssuesWillingConsequenceClaimsAssumingClimateClimate ChangeAcknowledgeGlobal WarmingAbandonedLong AgoBehaviourCoveragePretenceImpartiality Author:Jeremy Paxman
