British Quotes · Page 50

When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat…

— Vince Cable

British drama can compete with America creatively. But the two systems are very different.

— Jed Mercurio

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their…

— Noel Gallagher

I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

Britain is the only colony in the British Empire and it is up to us now to liberate ourselves.

— Tony Benn

You can't generalise about an entire country, but I like the energy of British men.

— Taylor Swift

I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little surprised that British intelligence has never approached me.

— Elizabeth Hurley

To me, the [British] Open is the tournament I would come to if I had to leave a month before and swim…

— Lee Trevino

After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities…

— Justin Chadwick

No, men and women of the Irish race, we shall not fight for England. We shall fight for the destruction of the…

— James Larkin

I grew up watching 'The Office' and 'Father Ted' and all the British things at that time - 'The Royle Family' -…

— Josh Widdicombe

Could I see myself with a British boyfriend? Absolutely. The way they wear their pants is so cute. Guys don't do it…

— Kelly Rowland

It is our job to work for the government of the day and so that means working for Gordon Brown as Prime…

— Anonymous

I think tax breaks for diversity is a good thing. In film now, what happens is you get huge tax breaks if…

— Lenny Henry

Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete…

— Norm Dicks

When we were growing up we were all asked to accept ourselves as British citizens, and I still hold on to this…

— Nish Kumar

My colleagues and I are of that generation of young men who went through the Second World War and the Japanese Occupation…

— Lee Kuan Yew

Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of a Gallup Poll, always feeling ones pulse and…

— Anonymous

Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where…

— J. K. Rowling

When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought…

— Gretchen Rubin

Both of you’ll just have to believe me. Emma’s one of those women who was born with… The thing is, the minute…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Pound was silly, bumptious, extravagantly generous, annoying, exhibitionistic; Eliot was sensible, cautious, retiring, soothing, shy. Though Pound wrote some brilliant passages, on…

— T.S. Mathews

Mountain Pine bark beetles need -37°C (-35°F) for three days to freeze to death. Unfortunately, with global warming, that no longer happens…

— Mark Leiren-Young

...it is not only the general principles of justice that are infringed, or at least set aside, by the exclusion of women,…

— John Stuart Mill

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

— Tom Allen

You can't beat a British holiday for rock pooling and sandcastles with fish and chips on the seafront - perfect.

— Kate Garraway

Sometimes people say to me, 'Ah, you're not really Spanish; you're British.'

— Cesar Azpilicueta

I'm British, so obviously I repress any powerful emotions of any kind in relation to anything.

— John Oliver

We have lost the good old British spirit. Instead we have American journalism and black-shirted buffoons making a cheap imitation of ice-cream…

— Oswald Mosley

I always felt I wasn't completely American and I wasn't completely British: there was a feeling of having my feet in both…

— Gillian Anderson

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

— Lawrence Durrell

There are managers out there who have not won a single trophy in British football.

— Martin O'Neill

The British soldiers serving in Afghanistan alongside Prince Harry were in exceptional danger until he was withdrawn.

— John Eisenhower

My entire act is through and through British. I reference everything British.

— Peter Kay

British electoral law forbids different campaign organisations acting in concert unless they have a shared cap on spending.

— Gina Miller

The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to…

— Nigel Lawson

We made the U.K. our home, and I'm lucky enough that I get to call myself British and have such great support…

— Johanna Konta

Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times.

— Alex Kingston

You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.

— Natalie Massenet

When I was competing I didn't have a nutritionist. It wasn't something that British athletics offered back then.

— Linford Christie