Quotes by Sampson, Anthony




Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson (August 3, 1926December 18, 2004) was a British journalist. During the 1950s he edited the magazine Drum in Johannesburg, South Africa. On returning to the United Kingdom he began a series of major books with Anatomy of Britain (1963). His main themes were how Britain works, as a state, and large corporations..

"In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation."

Sampson, Anthony on journalism and journalists    Share


"Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as Call Me God) to KCMG (Kindly Call Me God) to GCMG (God Calls Me God)."

Sampson, Anthony on autobiography    Share

"Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble."

Sampson, Anthony on royalty    Share

"Muddle is the extra unknown personality in any committee."

Sampson, Anthony on committees and meetings    Share

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