British Quotes · Page 23

The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism.

— Shirley Williams

My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention."

— Mahatma Gandhi

I love 'Skins'. I was a huge fan of the British series. I love how everyone is freaking out about it.

— Reece Thompson

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab…

— Stephen Kinzer

Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.

— Ken Livingstone

It's great to win the British title. I wanted to control the fight behind my jab and then land the right hand.

— Daniel Dubois

The British are special. The world knows it. In our innermost thoughts we know it. This is the greatest nation on earth.

— Tony Blair

The British 'A Night to Remember' is so beautifully done and so well-constructed.

— Robert Osborne

Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is…

— Robin Cook

Aspects of life here civility, courtesy, coziness have always bound Britons to their country . . . They are part of the…

— R. W. Apple

I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British…

— David Millar

Johnny English is someone who really means well it's just that he's not as good as he thinks he is, and I…

— Rowan Atkinson

We'd play the American bases and found all these wonderful records by Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke. Without American…

— Dave Clark

You can't say British Columbia's carbon tax is exactly the same as increasing hydroelectricity rates in another province. They're very different mechanisms,…

— Christy Clark

I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot…

— Richard Armitage

I am confident that in the end freedom and democracy will prevail over terror and tyranny. We will win this war on…

— Doc Hastings

The problem for me is we are denying British coaches positions in all divisions now, particularly in the top division and the…

— Sam Allardyce

in order to confer their lost Nationality upon exiled Jews , the British with the help of the League of Nations began…

— M. S. Golwalkar

The dominant feature of the later legislation has been this steady reduction of the status of the native, and, though the intention…

— Paul Hasluck

In the context of the great debates about identity politics - are you gay or straight, nationalist or republican, British or English…

— Beatrix Campbell

Although my own view is that bin Laden does not want to stage an attack that looks like 9/11 in Europe simply…

— Michael Scheuer

“This week, Zuma was quoted as saying, 'When the British came to our country, they said everything we are doing was barbaric,…

— Mark Gevisser

We weren't getting a fair deal on the budget and I wasn't going to have it. There's a great strand of equity…

— Margaret Thatcher

“British rule also left its mark on Hong Kong in a more important and sustainable way. It led to the rise of…

— Steve Tsang

I have this thing for British women. I love Judi Dench. I love Helen Mirren. I love these women, and I definitely…

— Jennifer Nettles

What I thought about multi-ethnic Britain pre-Windrush and what I now know has, for me, changed for ever the meaning of the…

— Paterson Joseph

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.

— George W. Bush

I don't know much about British TV. Actually me, I'm looking more at American ones.

— Sofia Helin

I was chosen over British and French choreographers to work on 'Bombay Dreams.'

— Farah Khan

It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

— Mike Jackson

I so valued the love the British public showed me that it was respectful to retire in Great Britain.

— Seve Ballesteros

I love the fact British men act cool whatever the situation so I'm planning to recruit there.

— Sharon Stone

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

— Neville Marriner

Yes, ruling by fooling, is a great British art with great Irish fools to practice on.

— James Connolly

I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware,…

— Adam Rayner

It's very rare in British boxing that you have two fighters who are both undefeated and who are both world champions.

— Callum Smith

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for…

— Duke of Wellington

I am a black British female artist, so I must be like Ms Dynamite, I must be like Shystie, I must be…

— Estelle

I do think British tailoring is the best. French people hate me when I say that, but I do think it's true.

— Sean Lennon

A lot of British people of my age would not have know of the terrible treatment of Nelson Mandela if not for…

— William Regal