British Quotes · Page 24

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.

— George Osborne

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

— Vince Cable

When I drove for British teams... they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.

— Alain Prost

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

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

— Taylor Swift

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

— Tony Benn

I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the…

— Asif Ali Zardari

You see, it's essential that one of us stays awake during the flight [ballon]. So, rather than using the comfortable Virgin seats…

— Richard Branson

Most black British people who have come to our shores were not brought here in chains, but came voluntarily due to their…

— Kemi Badenoch

One of the reasons why many British voters chose to leave the European Union was because they distrusted European institutions. Of all…

— Anne Applebaum

One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public…

— Christopher Lee

I had a lot of anger against the way things 'should be done' - conforming to social norms, ticking boxes to gain…

— Rupert Friend

It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British…

— Neil Innes

If there's a British film in the marketplace that is successful on a worldwide basis - whether it's 'A Room with a…

— Eric Fellner

What's somewhat puzzling is that Churchill himself knew what the reaction would be to any sort of aerial attack on cities, because…

— Nicholson Baker

One would have thought that if there was one cause in the world which the Conservative party would have hastened to defend,…

— Winston Churchill

I had the impression from reading English literature that British women were great beauties, and I only had seen Julie Christie, and…

— Walter Kirn

In the past, the British had signally failed to build an effective structure of royal authority and administration in their American colonies.…

— Linda Colley

Because we do not understand the brain very well we are constantly tempted to use the latest technology as a model for…

— John Searle

The plan to carve up British India was never approved of or accepted by Gandhi...who realised too late that his closest comrades…

— Stanley Wolpert

Intellectually the French are wonderfully open, in a way the British just don't begin to be. You can question ideas in France,…

— Monty Don

I was hoping they would put up flyers like they do for lost cats." He said. "Missing, one stunningly attractive teenage boy.…

— Cassandra Clare

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

— Elizabeth Hurley

The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

— William Falconer

It is a British legacy that we have such a strict hierarchy that we can't even write a letter to our PM.

— Arvind Kejriwal

I happen to consider myself a Highlander even before a Scot; I am proud to be British yet feel comfortable as a…

— Charles Kennedy

'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is…

— Robert Duvall

Bringing anyone into royal circles is a pretty tough act. Especially in the British royal family, which is scrutinized by the press…

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

I have not become the Kings First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.

— Winston Churchill

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now…

— Brenda Blethyn

Of all noxious animals, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is…

— Francis Kilvert

Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?

— Vikram Bhatt

I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wanted…

— Carmen Ejogo

The press always pick on British fashion, but I don't think that there are more successful young designers than in Paris or…

— Louise Wilson

The majority of British people voted in good faith for the U.K. to leave the E.U.

— Suella Braverman

In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I've grown up enough to realize I love my hair.

— Lily Cole

“Tip to all British tabloids: Do Not Hack Amy Winehouse's Phone. I repeat: Do Not Hack Amy Winehouse's Phone.”

— Jonah Goldberg