British Quotes · Page 18

Every historian has a vested interest. "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" was not about the Roman but the British…

— Peter Greenaway

I have made comments in favour of British people getting jobs over and above those from southern eastern Europe.

— Nigel Farage

I love British folk music, but I'm not obsessed with it. I love the Celtic stuff, and Enya is a favorite, but…

— Weyes Blood

I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.

— George Osborne

Mr. Churchill connected truly to what was in the hearts of the British people, which is what a buoyant leader does. One…

— Kevin Allen

I love 'Splash!' and 'Take Me Out.' Not that I'd ever do 'Splash!' It's the parading on British TV in a swimming…

— Maxine Peake

Honestly, there always has to be a jar of Marmite in the cupboard. And a bag of Fruit Gums. That's living with…

— Jayma Mays

On Sunday, the president flies to the Azores islands to attend a summit with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime…

— Craig Kilborn

A lot of the reasons that I'm resistant to making films in the U.S. have nothing to do with not doing a…

— Mike Leigh

How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able…

— Hannah More

There are no Rohingya among the races [in Burma]. We only have Bengalis who were brought for farming [during British rule].

— Thein Sein

Banks operate like a man who either wears his trousers round his chest, stifling breathing, as now, or round his ankles, exposing…

— Vince Cable

I'm really inspired by British style, like Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.

— Emma Roberts

Julie Andrews has a wonderful British strength that makes you wonder why they lost India.

— Moss Hart

That's a true actor's nightmare: "Improvise in British sign language. Go."

— Hank Azaria

I would never have looked at cycling as something I could do had I not got ill and lived in Manchester where…

— Kadeena Cox

Jimmy Greaves and Kenny Dalglish had similar know-how, but Dalglish's knowledge and reading of the game was far superior. He was the…

— Jimmy Armfield

I don’t fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans,

— Gwyneth Paltrow

The monarchy is foremost a business, and it's important to them that the British public continue to finance the excessive luxurious lifestyles…

— Anonymous

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

— Lisa Stansfield

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out.

— Clare Short

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy…

— Helen Mirren

British people don't express when they are in pain. They don't think it's elegant.

— Monica Bellucci

You know, the taxing authority of the United States is our most powerful weapon. You know, the reason we separated from England…

— Judd Gregg

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

— William Regal