British Quotes · Page 54

'A Naval History of Britain' which begins in the 7th century has to explain what it means by Britain. My meaning is…

— Nicholas Rodger

In both British and American history, fervent imperialism has always coexisted with bouts of fierce isolationism.

— Linda Colley

We were really professional by the time we got to the States; we had learned the whole game. When we arrived here…

— John Lennon

Other British clubs were interested. I thought about it, but Manchester United is a dream club for me.

— Andreas Pereira

In England, the population explosion can be linked very clearly with the enclosure of the commons that uprooted the peasants from their…

— Vandana Shiva

They [some countries] borrowed money to go acquire things, Indian power plants and Danish newspapers and British soccer teams. And they did…

— Michael Lewis

Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.

— Ken Livingstone

I think everyone in the United States has such admiration for the British royal family, and with the Duke and Duchess of…

— Anna Wintour

I'm not going to make general comments about the British press.

— Kevin Spacey

There are twenty-seven specific complaints against the British Crown set forth in the Declaration of Independence. To modern ears they still sound…

— P. J. O'Rourke

In Canada, we didn't really pay attention to American hardcore outside of maybe Minor Threat. It was all about British punk.

— Gavin McInnes

We want the NHS to be able to recruit the doctors and nurses it needs. And we want British businesses to be…

— Ed Davey

We shot in British Columbia and I miss it. I've actually gone back a couple of times just to see the country.…

— Ryan Paevey

I know I'm British. I haven't spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British,…

— Chris Froome

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

I do consider myself British. I have very strong feelings about my British heritage.

— Slash

You found an uncle on one side and a nephew on the other, a cousin here and a cousin there. Besides it's…

— Indira Gandhi

My colleagues and I are of that generation of young men who went through the Second World War and the Japanese Occupation…

— Lee Kuan Yew

A decision by the government to arm the rebels in Syria ought to be taken as carefully as one to commit British…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Today, in British education, we don't have that kind of freedom. Now there are many regulations, many rules, and bureaucracies in the…

— Michael Craig-Martin

I'm from the colonies, so I remember when the sun never set on the British Empire.

— Shahid Khan

Americans are really harsh about British people's teeth.

— Cher Lloyd

I am terribly British. Especially in the eyes of Americans. I drink several gallons of tea a day, I'm often excessively polite…

— Rhianna Pratchett

When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that…

— David McCullough

Earnestness makes British people gag.

— Pamela Druckerman

I'm incredibly excited to be joining the 'Doctor Who' family. It's such an extraordinary British institution, I couldn't be prouder to call…

— Pearl Mackie

British leadership in Europol has made the law-enforcement agency far more effective, and we have been influential in making human trafficking one…

— Ed Davey

Whether when I was a child and fought the British in the Monkey brigade, or when I was a girl and wanted…

— Indira Gandhi

It would not be fair to the critics of Rotary, who include some of the most brilliant of the British and American…

— Paul Harris

The depiction of Black history in British schools and on TV has mainly been trauma and struggle-based.

— Judi Love

I lived for a year in Scotland. British sign language is very different from American.

— I. King Jordan

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are…

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.

— Imelda Marcos

[On the British Museum:] It was manifestly impossible to read all the books in that huge, gloomy structure, but I made a…

— Elsa Maxwell

It's so surreal to join 'Great British Menu,' because I'm a massive fan of the show.

— Andi Oliver

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

— Cat Deeley

I wouldn't even have braces on my teeth. I think they are horrible, and this idea that everyone should conform and be…

— Georgia May Jagger

No, I'm very patriotic. I'm very British and I'm very pro-British, but that in no way means you therefore exterminate anybody else…

— Chris Tarrant

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