--- title: "12 Union Jack Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Union Jack quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Union Jack sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/timothy-garton-ash-15575_cold_i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-l_2727678.png" --- > [I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-garton-ash/i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-leaves-me-cold/) [Timothy Garton Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-garton-ash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/timothy-garton-ash-15575_cold_i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-l_2727678.png) > [I'd love to tell you that everyone who voted Brexit felt like me about the country, about the Union Jack and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-farage/i-d-love-to-tell-you-that-everyone-who-voted-brexit-felt-like-me/) [Nigel Farage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-farage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/nigel-farage-2307_brexit_i-d-love-to-tell-you-that-everyone-who-v_942432.png) > [There has not been a conscious view of re-energising manufacturing. So, in some form, someone has to wave the Union Jack in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ratan-tata/there-has-not-been-a-conscious-view-of-re-energising-manufacturing-so/) [Ratan Tata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ratan-tata/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/ratan-tata-7750_jack_there-has-not-been-a-conscious-view-of-r_1559910.jpg) > [The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-truss/the-british-brand-is-so-popular-particularly-in-the-us-that-they-put/) [Liz Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-truss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/liz-truss-6248_beer_the-british-brand-is-so-popular-particul_301193.jpg) > [My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in 'The Blues Brothers.' I painted a Union…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-hammond/my-first-car-was-a-1976-toyota-corolla-liftback-in-red-like-the-one/) [Richard Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-hammond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/richard-hammond-14399_broke_my-first-car-was-a-1976-toyota-corolla-l_2067988.jpg) > [Oh yeah, that's real load off, that is. I'm hanging in the sky in the middle of a German air raid with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-tyler/oh-yeah-that-s-real-load-off-that-is-i-m-hanging-in-the-sky-in-the/) [Rose Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-tyler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/rose-tyler-13404_oh-yeah_oh-yeah-that-s-real-load-off-that-is-i-m_3191782.jpg) > [“Unlike the American Stars and Stripes or the British Union Jack, it has no particularly exciting or symbolic history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/unlike-the-american-stars-and-stripes-or-the-british-union-jack-it/) [Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/christina-johansson-robinowitz_history_unlike-the-american-stars-and-stripes-or_473952.jpg) > [“It is always a joy to meet an American, Mr. Moulton, for I am one of those who believes that the folly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/it-is-always-a-joy-to-meet-an-american-mr-moulton-for-i-am-one-of/) [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/arthur-conan-doyle-273_believe_it-is-always-a-joy-to-meet-an-american-m_2474330.jpg) > [“the folly of a monarch and the blundering of a minister in far-gone years will not prevent our children from being some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/the-folly-of-a-monarch-and-the-blundering-of-a-minister-in-far-gone/) [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/arthur-conan-doyle-273_children_the-folly-of-a-monarch-and-the-blunderin_433095.jpg) > [“This time, the cable held strong as HMS Agamemnon and USS Niagara sailed toward their respective destinations flying specially designed flags that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-time-the-cable-held-strong-as-hms-agamemnon-and-uss-niagara/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/anonymous-1_flag_this-time-the-cable-held-strong-as-hms-a_3050645.jpg) > [Our country was founded on protest. If it was just shut up and honor your country no matter what, we'd still be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-van-gundy/our-country-was-founded-on-protest-if-it-was-just-shut-up-and-honor/) [Stan Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-van-gundy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/stan-van-gundy-7739_country_our-country-was-founded-on-protest-if-it_2987227.png) > [“So you’re ex-Royal Navy, right?’ He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’ Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. It’s a dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-swallow/so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed-how-do-you-know-that-lucy/) [James Swallow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-swallow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/james-swallow-29011_gaze_so-you-re-ex-royal-navy-right-he-tensed_2575138.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union-jack/#itemlist", "name": "Union Jack Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Timothy Garton Ash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-garton-ash/i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-leaves-me-cold/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/timothy-garton-ash-15575_cold_i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-l_2727678.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/timothy-garton-ash-15575_cold_i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-l_2727678.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/timothy-garton-ash-15575_cold_i-love-this-country-but-the-union-jack-l_2727678.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.” — Timothy Garton Ash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd love to tell you that everyone who voted Brexit felt like me about the country, about the Union Jack and the cricket team. 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