Britain Quotes

700 Britain quotes by 462 unique authors

Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of… — Dora Russell
I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from… — Paul Keating
If you go on TV and say there's no other country in the world where you can be born poor and become rich, you get… — David Frum
The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways… — Alastair Campbell
It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called 'Eating… — Toby Young
I think Brits probably feel that Americans are more like us than vice-versa, if that makes sense. Because we get everything American over here in… — Hayley Atwell
What I can say that's different in American television... in Britain, they wouldn't cancel something after a couple of episodes. In the States they would.… — John Barrowman
I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe. — Jose Manuel Barroso
I made a very concerted decision to go to drama school in the United States. But I did have the opportunity to go to Britain's… — Kate Burton
In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England, the… — Ed Balls
The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island, A.D. 420,- that is, about five hundred years. — Thomas Bulfinch
Change is a process: future is a destination. People want a sense of hope, possibility and pride about Britain. — Douglas Alexander
My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to… — Diane Abbott
It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain. — Marcus Buckingham
In the States everyone aspires to be middle class. It's so engrained into the American psyche: As long as you work hard you're going to… — Nigel Cole
Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion. — Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that,… — Vince Cable
I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt - Gordon Brown's legacy… — Vince Cable
My job is to support businesses, that means promoting British commerce in the big emerging markets that have been neglected in the past. It means… — Vince Cable
Our workforce is very co-operative, very flexible, easy to work with and one of the big selling points. The idea that Britain is still back… — Vince Cable

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