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British Quotes by John Oliver
- British people would die for their right to drink themselves to death
- The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying…
- I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do…
- I'm British, so obviously I repress any powerful emotions of any kind in relation to anything.
- The British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not.
- I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.
- I think deep down, this planet yearns for the days of the British Empire again. They long once more to be treated that badly, that…
- Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.
- I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is…
- There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups make…
More British Quotes
- London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want,… — David Attenborough
- When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched… — Chinua Achebe
- For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms. — Gerry Adams
- I love British humor. It's just so - surreal. — Unknown Author
- The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians. — Tony Benn
- On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we… — Kate Adie
- All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No… — Sade Adu
- I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have… — Orlando Bloom
- But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was… — Unknown Author
- We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a… — Richard Branson
- We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and we're very… — Richard Branson
- The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is still on… — Louise Brown