British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

As for the United States' future in Afghanistan, it will be fire and hell and total defeat, God willing, as it was for their predecessors… — Mohammed Omar
If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in… — Wendell Willkie
British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau Brummell is still… — Tom Ford
A banker warned the British poet Robert Graves that one could not grow rich writing poetry. He replied that if there was no money in… — Robert Graves
I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved with certain aspects… — Brian Ferneyhough
A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right to secede from… — Jay Leno
So I believe in singing to such an extent that if I were asked to redesign the British educational system, I would start by insisting… — Brian Eno
When I was a child in the 1940s and early 1950s, my parents and grandparents spoke of Britain as home, and New Zealand had this… — Michael King
Like, Mission Of Burma to me always sounded almost like they were part of the British Arty New Wave. I kind of like that. I… — Graham Coxon
That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps… — Nelson Mandela
I have never, ever sought validation from the arbiters of British poetic taste, — Linton Kwesi Johnson
Anything said in upper-crust British automatically sounded intelligent. — Nancy Kress
There's nothing worse than the British in one of their fits of morality. — Stephen Fry
My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took me… — Nathan Lane
I still read the British papers, but I've never been a Royalist, ever. It's funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination… — Paul Bettany
I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers.' I'm a huge fan of British comedy. — Isla Fisher
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… — John Oliver
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… — John Oliver
I'm British, so obviously I repress any powerful emotions of any kind in relation to anything. — John Oliver
The British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not. — John Oliver
I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse. — John Oliver
I think British men build up the idea of us French girls having some magic extra sex appeal so much, they lose their heads. I… — Eva Green
My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he… — Dolph Lundgren
There just seems to be more acceptance now of other kinds of British films, than the picture-postcard ones. — Tim Roth
I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to… — Robert Duvall

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