Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Jeremy Paxman
Born: May 11, 1950 (age 75)
Bio: Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians.
Known for:
- The English: A Portrait of a People (1998)
- Great Britain's Great War (2013)
- On Royalty (2007)
- The Political Animal (2002)
- The Victorians (1998)