16+ Ian Hislop Quotes On Education, Religion And World

Ian Hislop is a British journalist, satirist, writer, and broadcaster. He is best known for being the editor of the British magazine Private Eye, a position he has held since 1986. He is also a team captain on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News For You. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Ian Hislop on education, love, religion.

I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak. — Ian Hislop

In Britian we have a free press. It's not a pretty press, but it's free. The people who can't bear the Daily Mail, they say: 'you should ban it'. No, no, no, no, you don't ban it... you don't buy it. — Ian Hislop

Modest about our national pride - and inordinately proud of our national modesty. — Ian Hislop

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up. — Ian Hislop

The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak. — Ian Hislop

England Their England by AG Macdonell which was written in the thirties and is about a young Scotsman who's got shell shocked during the First World War… I love it. — Ian Hislop

You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz — Ian Hislop

You have a huge amount of confidence when you're younger, which slowly ebbs away for the rest of your life. You think: 'No problem. I can do that. Why shouldn't I do it?' — Ian Hislop

No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through. — Ian Hislop

I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect. — Ian Hislop

There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You. — Ian Hislop

I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition. — Ian Hislop

I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly. — Ian Hislop

I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever. — Ian Hislop

Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after. — Ian Hislop

My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty. — Ian Hislop

Life Lessons by Ian Hislop

1. Ian Hislop has shown that a commitment to truth and justice can be combined with a sense of humour to create powerful and meaningful journalism.
2. Hislop's work has demonstrated that it is possible to challenge the status quo and speak truth to power without resorting to sensationalism or exaggeration.
3. Hislop's work has also highlighted the importance of holding those in positions of power accountable for their actions and decisions.