British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

I love London. I would move here. I like British people; everybody is so down to earth. — Verne Troyer
More than 55,000 men from Bomber Command lost their lives, of whom 38,000 were British. That's one in 10 of all the British servicemen lost… — Carol Vorderman
When my father arrived in Kenya, he had found the Kikuyu way of life similar to that of the British at the time the Romans… — Louis Leakey
As a Business Ambassador, I am delighted to help both new and established British designers receive the recognition they deserve in the global fashion arena. — Tamara Mellon
I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library. — David Morrissey
I built up a knowledge of 1960s and '70s British films because my dad used to work nights, and I'd sit up with my mum… — Nick Moran
I think it would be a problem if Hollywood was casting British actors only as villains; if that were the case, then certainly there would… — Alfred Molina
The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads. — Ann Macbeth
I go out with a lot of British people. Some of them say I sound a little tipsy. — Callan McAuliffe
I think there's a certain objectivity that comes from being Canadian. You're partly British and partly American; you have a good bird's-eye view of both… — Eric McCormack
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and… — Bernadette Devlin
I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them. — Clement Attlee
I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in tune with British… — Jane Goodall
I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It… — Queen Elizabeth II
The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. — Queen Elizabeth II
My folks were English . . . we were too poor to be British. — Bob Hope
The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles. — Bob Hope
All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It's in the lease. — Bob Hope
In recent years, perhaps encouraged by competition from McDonald's, the British hamburger has become a credit to the nation. At the time of which I… — Clive James
The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today. — George Mikes
The British are proud of their ability to create a muddle and then muddle through all difficulties. I must shake the British pride: muddle is… — George Mikes
In Italy, for the same price as a typical British hamburger meal including sweet, a builder's labourer could eat like a king - rather better… — Clive James
Although I'm living in California, I'm very proud to be British. — Rod Stewart
Is it possible that the environmental severity of the 1930s induced-particularly in the most aware, alert, and compassionate of [British] men-a morality which makes no… — Robert Ardrey
Once, when a British Prime Minister sneezed, men half a world away would blow their noses. Now when a British Prime Minister sneezes nobody else… — Bernard Levin

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