As so often before on the courage and determination of British men and women serving our country the fate of many nations… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
The fate of the Celt in the British Empire bids fair to resemble that of the Greeks among the Romans. — Joseph Jacobs Copy Share Image
It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious. — Ian Hislop Copy Share Image
If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, its this: Im not embarrassed to articulate the instincts… — William Hague Copy Share Image
British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level. — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
British housing stock has so much potential to be dragged into the 21st century. — George Clarke Copy Share Image
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No… — Sade Adu Copy Share Image
That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I cook every day and find it really relaxing. I've got a huge amount of cookery books. It's usually traditional British and… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
The British government has urged its citizens to abstain from alcohol at least two days a week. Or to make it easier… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Irish readers, British readers, American readers: is it odd that I haven't a clue about how differently they react? Or better say,… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
With a suit, always wear big British shoes, the ones with large welts. There's nothing worse than dainty little Italian jobs at… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Many British people have a snap of their younger self, posing next to a Yeoman Warder or Beefeater at the Tower of… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
It the British System is the most gigantic system of slavery the world has yet seen, and therefore it is that freedom… — Henry Charles Carey Copy Share Image
For all the chatter that Britain has moved beyond class, recent studies have found that it determines the life chances of British… — Johann Hari Copy Share Image
There's always peripheral things that you like that you don't know, but starting with whatever his British influences are, are some of… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
Were I to define the British constitution, therefore, I should say, it is a limited monarchy, or a mixture of the three… — John Adams Copy Share Image
When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic, most willing to challenge tradition and authority. They had the… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share Image
...should We consent to an order of Cincinnati consisting of all the Officers of the Army & Citizens of Consiquence in the… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
Many people worked with the inspiration to free the country by throwing the British out. After formal departure of the British this… — M. S. Golwalkar Copy Share Image
I've just finished a series of Olivia Manning novels. She's best known for two trilogies: Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy. The six… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
I like to be comfortable, but I do enjoy being a British gent and dressing up a bit. — Robbie Williams Copy Share Image
The British like to pigeonhole you, but I will keep popping out of different holes. — David Essex Copy Share Image
I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis. — Franklin P. Jones Copy Share Image
To every man of us, Tobruk was a symbol of British resistance and we were now going to finish with it for… — Erwin Rommel Copy Share Image
If there be a God, I think he would like me to paint Africa British-Red as possible. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
In Canada, we didn't really pay attention to American hardcore outside of maybe Minor Threat. It was all about British punk. — Gavin McInnes Copy Share Image
I don't think the British or American governments really want to fight the Islamic State. They just want to look as if… — Peter Hitchens Copy Share Image
Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian. — Rachel Blanchard Copy Share Image
When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Christianity in India is inextricably mixed up for the last hundred and fifty years with the British rule. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I know they call it the British Invasion, but musically, I call it the British Infusion. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production. — Kanye West Copy Share Image
The British etiquette for queueing behaviour has long been established: mutter, shake your head but stay quiet. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
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