British Quotes · Page 6

I'm a British designer, and it's great to show on your own ground.

— John Rocha

We were German-Americans in a British colony, so we were outsiders.

— Kurt Vonnegut

I am now a commander of the British Empire.

— Kevin Spacey

The British government needs to bring its system in Ireland under control.

— Martin McGuinness

I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.

— Ryan Reynolds

Well British troops are superb in the field in terms of conflict.

— John Major

We know that the British public are obsessed with class.

— Lady Colin Campbell

I just wear what I like and lots of it is British,

— Natalie Massenet

My mum is Croatian, and obviously she's female and she's very emotional, very hot-blooded, very touchy-feely, whereas I think my dad's quite…

— Tamara Ecclestone

The British political system is broken in many ways and needs big changes - the E.U. is not our only problem.

— Dominic Cummings

The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbors no harm.

— George Bernard Shaw

London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want,…

— David Attenborough

All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It's in the lease.

— Bob Hope

The young British players need to take responsibility themselves for their form and ability.

— Tim Henman

I will continue to entertain the great British public. Because that is what I love doing.

— David Jason

I was the first white British woman to reach No 1 on the R&B chart - the American black music chart.

— Lisa Stansfield

Those of us forced to read the London papers sometimes speculate about which is greater: the average British hack's sloth, mendacity, ignorance,…

— Larry King

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we…

— Kate Adie

Purcell is a composer who had a formative influence on British music - even The Who now cite him as an influence.…

— Charles Hazlewood

His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of…

— Idi Amin

The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating…

— Noah Webster

I grew up under the British system, which I think is horrific for children - very, very strict - a system that…

— Lorraine Toussaint

There's much about the British Raj which I think is disreputable. It was rapacious; it was a sort of kleptocracy, and it…

— Michael Portillo

It is equally important that we now secure the right deal for Britain - and the next leader must have the skill…

— Nicky Morgan

I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's…

— Charles Stross

I wanted to be a great white hunter, a prospector for gold, or a slave trader. But then, when I was eight,…

— Wilbur Smith

I think British men build up the idea of us French girls having some magic extra sex appeal so much, they lose…

— Eva Green

Those who came to the United States didn't realize they were white until they got here. They were told they were white.…

— Cornel West

The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch…

— Marlene Dietrich

“Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who…

— Antony Jay

...The British press... [claimed that Tony] Blair was simply Bush's poodle - a favorite phrase, bewilderingly popular, although it made no sense…

— Larry King

There's no doubt that what has emerged in the years after 9/11, unlike the situation in Britain, there were practices sanctioned in…

— Douglas Alexander

I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones.

— James Earl Jones

I'd like to think we can make a nice, glowing change to British dressing.

— Emilia Wickstead

My attitude towards the British is one of utter friendliness and respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I'm not lying in any way, British fans are the best in the world.

— William Regal

I would love to do a British period drama.

— Lily Collins

I think, British food, it's had a bad rap.

— April Bloomfield

I get very emotional when British players are playing.

— Sue Barker

In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.

— Katharine Viner