In [The New Poetry] I had attacked the British poets' nervous preference for gentility above all else, and their avoidance of the… — Al Alvarez Copy Share Image
Tea? Good God, no. It's mud. How the British ever built an empire drinking the filthy stuff is beyond me. And if… — Charlie Higson Copy Share Image
I know Im British. I havent spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British,… — Chris Froome Copy Share Image
In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
“One thing that has remained constant, across four centuries, has been the desire for a British person to fill a silence with… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Through crowdfunding anyone can find companies and products.Forming a partnership with innovative British businesses was appealing and the opportunity to go on… — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
So in 'Ted Lasso,' which is an American show but set in the UK and most of the cast are British, I… — Brett Goldstein Copy Share Image
Part of what the [British] dossier says is this, quote, "The operation", meaning the effort to influence our election, "that has been… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Thanks to feminism, women can now acquire status in two ways: through marriage or their own achievements. Cure cancer or marry the… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
Interestingly, the British government announced a few weeks ago that they were going to introduce 500 educational targets for preschool children. And… — David Icke Copy Share Image
I have seen that the American Dream is a reality - and I would love to feel the British Dream is also… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
The reason the first three Star Wars movies were so terrific, and the second three sucked so bad, is actually very simple.… — Bill Whittle Copy Share Image
“And what do we do to fit our English-speaking Chinese, our docile and happy, our truly loyal servants, for the Asia of… — Han Suyin Copy Share Image
I remember one guy, Reg Park, a British bodybuilder, who entered Mr Universe when he was very young. But he won it… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
“The British are a peculiar race. My grandfather was transported to Malaya because they needed tin, and yet I’ve never once met… — Zen Cho Copy Share Image
It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain; and I doubt, the best of… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Radio was used powerfully by Josef Goebbels to disseminate Nazi propaganda, and just as powerfully by King George VI to inspire the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
The Occupy movement flared and then seemed to fizzle out - until it re-emerged in the form of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
The British deployed the men of their Indian army on the European battlefield from October 1914; the decision being made within days… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
I believe that the visit of the Queen to the United States is an admirable occasion to produce an historical, truthful, sincere,… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United… — Arthur Henderson Copy Share Image
There's constantly this melancholy about British hip-hop. People are always waiting for it to explode like American hip-hop, but it might just… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
But we had a fantastic coach, Simon Clifford, who runs a British football youth game which teaches Brazilian techniques - which is… — Parminder Nagra Copy Share Image
The most important funder of the British Brexit campaign had odd Russian contacts. So did some cabinet ministers in Poland's supposedly anti-Russian,… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think… — Iain Duncan Smith Copy Share Image
The difference between the American version of 'Live Aid' and the British one - in England, if you wanted a cup of… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
I guess, on my list, going back to some old American stuff and British stuff that I used to love in the… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
[Being in the States] is almost like being on a holiday. It's kind of annoying because everyone's like "Oh, you're so obsessed… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' -… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
There is a British pop group called God. At a recent book signing the lead singer introduced himself and gave me a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are people who are alive because of British aid, people who can walk and see because of our aid, and children… — Penny Mordaunt Copy Share Image
The Americans think British T.V. shows are amazing, and everybody references 'Downton Abbey', and, in my genre, 'Doctor Who', which everyone is… — Jaime Murray Copy Share Image
Bring me another bad one, and I shall protect my British people - I brought down Thatcher to protect my people, and… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image