British Quotes · Page 50

Being British, I don't want to be all paranoid and arrogant and think people are looking at me because, really, I'm nothing.

— Alexa Chung

I mean, I think in the early days we were pretty... pretty British in our entertainment leads.

— Graeme Murphy

I don't want to hear of any of you men getting into any fights with the British. But if you do, you'd…

— Curtis LeMay

I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of the 'Harry Potter' books.

— David Sedaris

If a candidate believes in a no deal exit, they should be straight with the British people that it will come at…

— David Gauke

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

— Robert Trout

Those Frenchies may know their pastry, but you can't beat a bit of British cheese.

— Rachel Khoo

I'm bemused by the whole Robbie Williams aspect of British pop. Posh Spice? It all looks like cruise ship entertainment to me.

— David Bowie

Until today I had made no public comment about Jeremy's [Corbyn] ability to lead our party, but the fact that he failed…

— Ruth Smeeth

On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow…

— Vince Cable

Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore rescinded the state's European Heritage Month proclamation for fear it would sound racist. It's too bad. Thus ends…

— Argus Hamilton

In 1619, when there are reports about the first blacks brought to British North America, they are referred to as N-I-G-G-U-H-S. Well,…

— Randall Kennedy

When you sit in America you miss the open plains and you miss the sound of rain and the smell of rain…

— Zola Budd

My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors.…

— Ashley Madekwe

Take all your dukes and marquesses and earls and viscounts, pack them into one chamber, call it the House of Lords to…

— Charles Krauthammer

Someone once said that nothing costs more and yields less benefit than revenge,” Aomame said. “Winston Churchill. As I recall it, though,…

— Haruki Murakami

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe…

— Kim Cattrall

The way they taught history in schools was not appealing. They stressed wars and dates. They left the people out. I was…

— Jean Fritz

In England "The Day After," though unpopular with viewers, seems to have confirmed the average Englishman's mindless prejudice against Kansas. Shortly after…

— Emmett Tyrrell

I was 13 years old when I first heard of the Sultan of Brunei. The absolute ruler of a tiny, oil-rich kingdom…

— Mehdi Hasan

A 1998 study was done in Hebrew by an Israeli scholar, Yosef Grodzinsky, and the English translation of the title is Good…

— Noam Chomsky

The great thing about WWE is the fact they are branching out and doing more brands. Having this just creates more opportunities…

— Paige

'Ever closer union' is one of the totemically controversial phrases in the European Union's Treaties. It seems to give weight to the…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

There is a force in British politics that explains the rise and fall of political parties. It determines the outcome of elections…

— Nick Boles

Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.

— Thomas Hardy

I don't know what it is to feel very British, but I feel that it's home, so I'm very happy to represent…

— Johanna Konta

That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated…

— Mahatma Gandhi

With no variety in course prices, it is hard for British students to shop around in the U.K. The government should give…

— Nick Boles

Just because I'm British and I represent London to the core, that doesn't necessarily mean I have to stay there.

— Little Simz

The truth is that those at the top of British football do not care about getting rid of racism, they just don't…

— John Barnes

Now, the magic of British parks at night, as Bill Oddie presents.. Gaywatch.

— Frankie Boyle

For many, the icon of the British Museum is the Rosetta Stone, that administrative by-product of the Greek imperial adventure in Africa.

— Neil MacGregor

American shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for…

— Alia Shawkat

I never had a black teacher or lecturer, I never once met a black British person who held any sort of professional…

— David Olusoga

I have family who are British citizens and who want to be citizens of the world and citizens of the E.U.

— Jose Angel Gurria

I cannot help reflecting that if my father had been American and my mother British instead of the other way around, I…

— Winston Churchill

Why are British actors revered in America? Because it's a place of excellence. This is where we are trained to be excellent.…

— Paterson Joseph

I feel the Conservatives are doing really well both in attracting votes from British Indians and also having successful British Indians in…

— Rishi Sunak

There is not a power in Europe, no not even Bonaparte's that is so unlimited [as the British monarchy].

— Charles James Fox

American science is much more organized, much more hierarchical than British science has been.

— Martin Fleischmann