British Quotes · Page 32

A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early…

— Clive James

Silverstone is a special place, it's the home of the British Grand Prix. To have won there a couple of times is…

— David Coulthard

I look forward to a time when Irish patriotism will as easily combine with British patriotism as Scottish patriotism combines now.

— Arthur Balfour

I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.

— Cat Deeley

I work for the British people. I do not gather intelligence so the government can lie to the British people.

— Katharine Gun

Thank you to everybody who voted for me, and to the British public for their encouragement over the last 17 years

— Christopher Eccleston

One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up.

— Nan Goldin

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much…

— Harry Lloyd

Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not…

— Anonymous

I pride myself in being an aficionado of the British seaside. Throughout my career, I have visited and worked in many of…

— Martin Parr

The British Empire has advanced to a new conception of autonomyand freedom, to the idea of a system of British nations, each…

— George VI

Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1.…

— Bernie Ecclestone

Obviously, Iron Maiden is on a way bigger scale to British Lion, but as a musician playing live, it's just the adrenaline…

— Steve Harris

Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the British people to…

— Arthur Scargill

Canada's ruling circles seek to ally themselves more closely with American imperialism without giving up the economic advantages of membership in the…

— Tim Buck

Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces,…

— Evan Davis

We now have political chaos. We've got parties in Ireland saying they want to merge with Northern Ireland. You've got parties in…

— Tim Harford

We shall divert through our own Country a branch of commerce which the European States have thought worthy of the most important…

— Thomas Jefferson

I note that many British MEPs belonging to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) have used all their time in Parliament to work…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

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

I'm a guy who loves my family, and we're probably only going to have a couple of more babies. I have the…

— Webb Simpson

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence

— Ninette de Valois

The British security industry has the capacity to be a world leader and it should be our shared objective to achieve this.

— Anonymous

British independent television is exactly the same as independent cinema. Very low budget, interesting, cutting edge stuff.

— Janet McTeer

I think that young British designers have a kind of fearlessness in they way they approach fashion.

— Monika Chiang

You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! The British journalist. But seeing what the man will do unbribed, there's no…

— Humbert Wolfe

You'll get unsociable people whatever the nationality, colour, race or creed. I guess the British abroad have probably got the worst record…

— Ken Loach

Why do British people make such good TV? It's so annoying. Stop it. Is it because they have free health care? Uggh.

— Elizabeth Meriwether

If you think back to the great French directors it's difficult to think of British film-makers who are comparable.

— Ken Loach

Our aerospace industry is a British success story which relies on Airbus - a collaboration with other E.U. countries.

— Anna Soubry

The British audience was very important to me. I have always looked away from American to non-American audiences and so this was…

— Robert Sheckley

I love Britain. I'm an Irish citizen, but I was born in Canada, and I'm a British comedian, really. My entire career…

— Katherine Ryan

Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.

— John Oliver

Whether you agree with me or disagree with me; like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating…

— John Major

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.

— Ross Kemp

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered…

— Sophie Okonedo