British Quotes

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We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop. They are only… — Harry S. Truman
People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. F**k them,… — Freddie Mercury
Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it.… — John F. Kennedy
It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate, that… — Winston Churchill
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
You certainly don't hear any country music on pop radio today. But for a while you did, and it was a lovely thing to have… — Jimmy Webb
You see, it's essential that one of us stays awake during the flight [ballon]. So, rather than using the comfortable Virgin seats which we used… — Richard Branson
Thus, then, on the night of the tenth of May, at the outset of this mighty battle, I acquired the chief power in the State,… — Winston Churchill
Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of a Gallup Poll, always feeling ones pulse and taking ones temperature.… — Winston Churchill
The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out… — Winston Churchill
The last person to get across that town in under three hours was yelling "The British are coming! The British are coming!" — Lewis Black
The people in the southern provinces have no interest whatsoever to see British forces leave because they're providing security, stability, structure, and relations have always… — Hoshyar Zebari
You know what? I'm really attracted to British women, there's something innately proper about them. However badly they behave their accent is so cute that… — Josh Hartnett
The British government has urged its citizens to abstain from alcohol at least two days a week. Or to make it easier to remember, whenever… — Conan O'Brien
British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to Away matches. — Jo Brand
I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap. — Dominic West
We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it. — Nicholas Lea
I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen. — Glynis Johns
I donâ€™t fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans, — Gwyneth Paltrow
The British are so funny. It's like they can't believe I lived in Hackney. 'You could live in Bondi Beach. Why would you want to… — Rose Byrne

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