British Editor Quotes

George Holyoake

James Montgomery

Mark Lemon

Alexa Chung

Joe Abercrombie

Alan Rusbridger

Nicholas Wade

A poor man cannot rival the rich in luxury of life, but he can in luxury of knowledge. He cannot furnish his house as the wealthy can, but he can furnish his head. He cannot found a house of note, but he may found a mind of mark. Though some kingdoms may be adorned or afflicted with kings, learning has always been a republic, where all are equal who know.

George Holyoake

In the days when we could take it for granted that journalism mattered, we could only share assumptions about what it was, how it was delivered and funded, but this is not the case any more.

Alan Rusbridger

When evening closes Nature's eye, The glow-worm lights her little spark To captivate her favorite fly And tempt the rover through the dark.

James Montgomery

The truth is like salt. Men want to taste
a little, but too much makes everyone
sick.

Joe Abercrombie

Science is not an abstract body of knowledge, but man's understanding of nature. It is not an idealized interrogation of nature by dedicated servants of truth, but a human process governed by the ordinary human passions of ambition, pride, and greed, as well as by all the well-hymned virtues attributed to men of science.

Looking effortless takes a lot of effort. When I get new Converse I dedicate some time at home to shoving mud on them so they don't look squeaky clean.

Forth we went, a gallant band—
Youth, Love, Gold and Pleasure.

Anybody seen in a bus over the age of thirty has been a failure in life.

Loelia, Duchess of Westminster

If cooking becomes an art form rather than a means of providing a reasonable diet, then something is clearly wrong.

I long for the day when a new generation of Anita Roddicks can address the AGM in a bright pink dress and strappy sandals.

Alexandra Shulman

Whene'er I walk the public ways,
How many poor that lack ablution
Do probe my heart with pensive gaze,
And beg a trivial contribution!

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. It means caution, independence, honesty and veracity. Faith means negligence, serfdom, insincerity and deception. The man who never doubts never thinks. He is like a straw in the wind or a waif on the sea. He is one of the helpless, docile, unquestioning millions, who keep the world in a state of stagnation, and serve as a fulcrum for the lever of despotism. The stupidity of the people, says Whitman, is always inviting the insolence of power.

George William Foote

For most men, a stepford wife would bore them to tears after a couple of weeks

Na'ima B. Robert

I find it easy to spot a depressive. The illness is scrawled across them like graffiti.