British Quotes · Page 78

If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in…

— Ben Schott

The great theme of modern British history is the fate of freedom. The 18th century inherits, after the Civil War, this very…

— Simon Schama

The British Parliament always has adjusted and that is why it is the oldest in the world, because it takes its lead…

— Kemi Badenoch

I am, however, deeply saddened by this [Brexit] vote by the British electorate. But I respect their decision. What is crucial now…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

I began thinking there should be an American phrase book, 'cause I've got an Italian phrase book, and an Arabic one... now…

— Joe Strummer

I can't always be making 'British films.' Why should we be making films about corsets and horses and girls learning to drive…

— Noel Clarke

Universal health care is, for me, the most sacred part, the most important pillar, of British citizenship.

— Sue Perkins

And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much…

— Rachel Griffiths

I'm proud to be Canadian. But I identify as being a British mum.

— Katherine Ryan

I find it hard to see how my northern cousins could get so worked up about counties created by British imperialists.

— Colm O'Rourke

The British people voted to leave the European Union - let's just leave.

— Mark Francois

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. For example, it is neither right nor necessary to claim that…

— David Cameron

The most urgent task I have is to help those British citizens who came from the Caribbean, the so-called Windrush generation, and…

— Sajid Javid

In recent years, perhaps encouraged by competition from McDonald's, the British hamburger has become a credit to the nation. At the time…

— Clive James

“1. You left a multipack of Mars Bars on top of your wardrobe. Can I have one? Dad x 2. I had…

— Holly Smale

We live in the United States. British settlers founded the first colony in North America. And English is our language.

— Trish Regan

I think of myself as an Indian comedian, but I've had British and American schooling. I always had this feeling of not…

— Vir Das

But we came for the Kennedy Center Awards, which was an incredible honor. Being a British person, I was bestowed this honor.…

— Elton John

The Canadian dialect of English . . . seems roughly to be the result of applying British syntax to an American vocabulary.

— Lister Sinclair

Because of the long, long history of British shipping, immigration, trade, empire, missionaries, you can have a better shot at telling a…

— Neil MacGregor

It's always hard to analyze the effect of your nationality and your surroundings or anything like that. I think in some ways…

— Ron Mael

It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

— Mike Jackson

I think that Peter Mandelson, particularly in relation to the issue of policing, made a huge mess of it. He allowed himself…

— Martin McGuinness

It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so…

— John Amery

My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and…

— Jamie Oliver