British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish… — Chris O'Dowd 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
The German air offensives against British cities in World Wars I and II not only failed to coerce the United Kingdom to… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
I am very happy to be part of European and world cinema as a British filmmaker. — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
Actually, the British boarding school experience turns out to be not that exotic. — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
British boxing fans are amazing, and the O2 is one of the best venues in the world. — Paulie Malignaggi Copy Share Image
Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the British government is prepared to say that the Unionists will not have a veto over British government policy and that… — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'. — Linda Evangelista Copy Share Image
If you want something bad enough, you've got to make a bold move. Just make sure you clear the bold move with… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
At the other end of the scale I was there with a whole lot of young British athletes so I was getting… — Jill Douglas Copy Share Image
All I'm saying is we got plenty of Texans, and people from Montana, and New Jersey, and Wyoming, or Kansas City. We… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I love punk, I love a lot of British Invasion bands, I love garage bands. — Anna Sui Copy Share Image
However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first… — Helen Dunmore Copy Share Image
U.K. aid spending in India is that it ensures that we are able to work with our partners to develop their markets,… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
We had a band called the Grainers. In our 12-year-old minds, this was like a double entendre for like being annoying and… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
Before they became Americans, most white inhabitants of the 13 colonies considered themselves British. It was predictable, therefore, that they would lust… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
There is no cannibalism in the British navy, absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount. — Graham Chapman Copy Share Image
I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer. — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
The actors I respect are the real character actors, who are the real chameleon actors that completely change from role to role.… — Fran Kranz Copy Share Image
I was asked by this British band called Kairos 4Tet to write lyrics for them. And I wrote lyrics for them. The… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
That is the nature of the British psyche. It's very blunt, plain, very linear. It's pragmatic: it records life as it is. — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
Even though I spent the first five years of my life in Nagasaki, going to Japan can be really difficult. Even if… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
What's so useful about the British culture of politeness is the level of passive aggression is really fun to write. — Phoebe Waller-Bridge Copy Share Image
Rugby is a game for the mentally deficient... That is why it was invented by the British. Who else but an Englishman… — Peter Pook Copy Share Image
I just think our British cuisine and the different influences we pull together make it special when it comes to food. — Dick Strawbridge Copy Share Image
Nonbelievers may welcome the collapse in British religiosity, but the decline in church attendance has meant that the chance to chat each… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
I've never lost my Scots accent but my son has a classic British accent. — David Coulthard Copy Share Image
I do a real analysis of who actually owns things - it’s the British…the Dutch…then it’s the Arabs…then it’s the French…then it’s… — Alex Jones Copy Share Image
Instead of exporting what they perceived to be rational, modern, humane government to their colonies, the British often found themselves propping up… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The refusal of the British and Russian peoples to accept what appeared to be inevitable defeat was the great factor in the… — George C. Marshall Copy Share Image
A man may be a great statesman, and yet dislike his wife, and like somebody else's. A man may be a great… — Ouida Copy Share Image
