Britain Quotes

700 Britain quotes by 462 unique authors

It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action of Spain, Portugal,… — H. A. L. Fisher
If we are tough on crime and on terrorism, as Labour is, then I think Britain will be safer under Labour — Peter Hain
The art critics on some of Britain's newspapers could as easily have been assigned gardening or travel, and been cheerfully employed for life. — Charles Saatchi
The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the… — Roy Hattersley
Winter regularly takes many more lives than any heat wave: 25,000 to 50,000 each year die in Britain from excess cold. Across Europe, there are… — Bjorn Lomborg
The transition to a low-carbon economy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. This plan sets out a route-map for the… — Ed Miliband
The relationship between Britain and the US is fantastically important when confronting terrorism. — Tony Blair
Britain and Pakistan will jointly fight the menace of terrorism .. Both the countries are facing a common threat of terrorism and we know that… — Gordon Brown
Yes I have had a tan, actually. I went to Los Angeles and got one there, but it didn't make it back to Britain. You're… — Steven Morrissey
I am from Britain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it… — Emma Watson
It is good to see two women from Britain's minority ethnic communities fighting in seats that Labour won at the last election. — Unknown Author
The point about football in Britain is that it is not just a sport people take to, like cricket or tennis. It is built into… — Arthur Hopcraft
First, we must stop wasting energy. A quarter of the UK's carbon emissions come from the home. Our housing stock - the oldest in Europe… — Chris Huhne
The proliferation of state concealed carry laws has evidently reduced the rate of violent street crime to a considerable extent. When the goblins do not… — Jeff Cooper
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country's war, the public's war, or the war of the people in their own behalf,… — Thomas Paine
Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature,… — James Otis
The Boer War occurred 37 years ago. Boer means farmer. Many criticized a great power like Britain for trying to wipe out the Boers. Upon… — Henry Hamilton Beamish
I feel there should have been some recognition of the Spice Girls at this year's 25th anniversary. We flew the flag for Britain around the… — Melanie Chisholm
In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work… — Alain de Botton
I'm pretty rubbish, as we say in Britain, artwise, and I always envy people who can pick up something and even do just a little… — Freddie Highmore
The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars Englandhe should have said Britain, of coursealways wins one battlethe last. — Winston Churchill
When I warned them [the French] that Britain would fight on alone whatever they did, their generals told their Prime Minister and his divided Cabinet,… — Winston Churchill
Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks, and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish… — Unknown Author
I’ve spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing… — Natalie Dormer
First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions… — Geddy Lee

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