“Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyo...”
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Jeremy Paxman was born in Yorkshire and educated at Cambridge. He is an award-winning journalist who spent ten years reporting from overseas, notably for *Panorama*. He is the author of five books, all of which are published by Penguin: *Friends in High Places: Who Runs Britain?*, *Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life*, *The English*, *The Political Animal*, and *On Royalty*. He is currently the presenter of *Newsnight* and *University Challenge*.
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“Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyo...”
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“The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.”
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“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.”
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“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?”
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