I can see how Americans misconstrue British reserve, and I can see how British people misconstrue American enthusiasm. I think I'm somewhere… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
It does seem to me that the British in particular, British horticultural literature and television programmes, focus a huge amount on how… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
A new study published by The British Medical Journal found that inactivity can kill you. I mean, these are the kind of… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
A lot of mythology surrounds British inventor Geoffrey Pyke. He supposedly made people come to his bedside to see his designs because… — Jamie Hyneman Copy Share Image
Let the pulpit resound with the doctrines and sentiments of religious liberty... Let us hear the dignity of his [man's] nature, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers,… — Nicole Scherzinger Copy Share Image
The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and… — Robert Trout Copy Share Image
There's something about the British that we go for someone who seems nice and has good manners and seems at ease thanks… — Jean Marsh Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can inhabit a feisty, vicious character. Sometimes I can inhabit a painfully shy British girl, or whatever it might be.… — Rose McIver Copy Share Image
It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my government will be a "soft touch" in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I must have just dreamed that about Liverpool playing 3-4-3. What do people think that was, a bit of luck? A British… — Brendan Rodgers Copy Share Image
We are in the presence of a recruiting drive systematically and deliberately undertaken by American business, by American universities, and to a… — Lord Hailsham Copy Share Image
Britain has always told the world that being British is about the humanity, compassion and moral fortitude that we have. All great… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
For William Cecil and others in Elizabeth's Council, whose sense of Catholic conspiracy and threat governed their political thinking, England's security lay… — Susan Brigden Copy Share Image
All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
In practice, you realise that most attempts to feed your baby in a public space will be met with subtle but palpable… — Rowan Pelling Copy Share Image
I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British… — Heston Blumenthal Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I wanted to be part of the League Managers Association was because I felt there were an… — David Moyes Copy Share Image
You know, the blond guy plays the good guy and I play the bad part, the bad guys. Which is a lot… — Matt Robinson Copy Share Image
I think UKIP [ UK Independence Party] and the BNP [British National Party] are very, very English concerns. If they gather strength… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I think of part of myself as a very passionate person, but I don't think that comes across. I don't know where… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
I think I come from a theatrical tradition where, if you look at the great theatrical actors of the British theatre, they… — James Purefoy Copy Share Image
Gandhi has asked that the British Government should walk out of India and leave the Indian people to settle differences among themselves,… — Stafford Cripps Copy Share Image
When I do watch things, they tend to be a lot of comedies. I actually like some of the British comedy series.… — Lucy Griffiths Copy Share Image
The British Government in India constitutes a struggle between modern civilization, which is the Kingdom of Satan, and the ancient civilization, which… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We did not lack for religious leaders to urge us into "godly" war [...]. All of this was part of a well-financed… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
We should pass legislation to restrict social housing to people who have been resident in the U.K. for at least five years,… — Nick Boles Copy Share Image
We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for the liberation of India before we have… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
I started racing at club level, then the Scottish championship, then the British championship, then the European, then the Worlds. I went… — Susie Wolff Copy Share Image
The FIS, BSF, and British Olympic Association have been trying to stop me competing internationally. They don't like the fact that I… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I know the British press is very attached to the lobby system. It lets the journalists and the politicians feel proud of… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Take all your dukes and marquesses and earls and viscounts, pack them into one chamber, call it the House of Lords to… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Someone once said that nothing costs more and yields less benefit than revenge,” Aomame said. “Winston Churchill. As I recall it, though,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it. World War… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Blair... is accusing us of executing British soldiers. We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody. They are either… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop.… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting.… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume… — Neil Sheehan Copy Share Image
I think sensitive is the wrong description of me. I'm British, actually, so quite bad at expressing myself in conversation, as any… — James Blunt Copy Share Image