Ultimately, imperialism made even the British working classes suffer. This is a point which the British working classes found quite difficult to… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
I like to mix British classics, like a great trench, with fun vintage pieces I find in New York. L.A. style is… — Harley Viera-Newton Copy Share Image
My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a little… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
They tell me that So-and-So, who does not write prefaces, is no charlatan. Well, I am. I first caught the ear of… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard… — Laura Osnes Copy Share Image
I went back in British history. Some 204 people died there after a mine collapsed in 1838. In 1866, 361 miners died… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess, there is… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I had carefully read the Balfour Declaration. I had familiarized myself with the history of the question of a Jewish homeland and… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Drug warriors' staunch opposition to needle exchanges to prevent the spread of HIV in addicts delayed the programs' widespread introduction in most… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
Britain, along with the U.S.A., is war weary, and after the travesty of Iraq and Afghanistan, has grave misgivings in any future… — Paul Conroy Copy Share Image
The programme of the British Labour Party under Neil Kinnock is so wildly irresponsible, so separate and apart from the historic NATO… — Richard Perle Copy Share Image
I don't want my staff staring at a screen, while surreptitiously checking out the view of their back garden, pretending they are… — Touker Suleyman Copy Share Image
I made an asylum application to Ecuador in this embassy, because of the U.S. extradition case, and the result was that after… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also… — Paul Zollo Copy Share Image
According to the British Journal of Psychiatry, marijuana can cause panic attacks. I don't know . . . The only time I… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and… — Parminder Nagra Copy Share Image
In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not… — William Whipple Copy Share Image
It is now conceded that all idea of British intervention is at an end... I want to hug the army of the… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
One should study the Bible alongside other intellectual traditions - such as British constitutionalism, Enlightenment liberalism, and classical republicanism - in order… — Daniel L Dreisbach Copy Share Image
It's an ironic thing about being an immigrant kid, growing up - 'cause I grew up in the UK and went to… — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
Here's a viewer's guide to BP media briefings. Whenever you hear someone with a British accent talking about this on behalf of… — Anthony Weiner Copy Share Image
I think the Dutch certainly get British comedy. And let's face it; a lot of it is pretty low-hanging fruit for the… — Rhianna Pratchett Copy Share Image
Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
On Sunday, the president flies to the Azores islands to attend a summit with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime… — Craig Kilborn Copy Share Image
Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of… — Jim Gerlach Copy Share Image
How simple-minded of the Germans to imagine that we British could be cowed by the destruction of our ancient monuments! As though… — Osbert Sitwell Copy Share Image
One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
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
I always say Los Angeles is the place where British people come to exceed their worth. It's quite true of everything: The… — Ryan Cartwright Copy Share Image
Last time I went Intercity there were a couple across the aisle having sex. Of course, this being a British train, nobody… — Victoria Wood Copy Share Image
A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I once bought an old car back after I sold it because I missed it so much and I had forgotten that… — Connie Chung Copy Share Image
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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
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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
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