British Quotes

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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live… — Fay Godwin
It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought… — John Amery
If you look at the British royal family and take away the scandals and the goofy stuff that's going on, people love to have this… — Kevin J. Anderson
I grew up in a very British family who had been transplanted to Canada, and my grandmother's house was filled with English books. I was… — Alan Bradley
Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben, I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my… — Alan Bradley
I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but… — Barbara Broccoli
As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University. — David Eagleman
The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or… — Rupert Everett
Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are… — Asghar Farhadi
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania. — Billy Joel
Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it. — John Major
My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago. — Claire Forlani
The British have always coped without becoming a dictatorship. — Frederick Forsyth
I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists. — Martin Freeman
I came to Los Angeles and did auditions for television. I made a terrible mess of most of them and I was quite intimidated. I… — Michael Fassbender
British people are surprised that I'm British! — David Harewood
Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we… — Daniel Hannan
The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to… — Daniel Hannan
Usually, certainly British singers, adopt an American accent when they sing and I think that usually people are thinking of somebody else, but I just… — Jane Horrocks
If pressed, I would say I feel British. It's where I grew up and where I choose to live, the culture that I love, but… — Rebecca Hall
American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it? Pessimistic. — Max Irons
It's just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He's the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic… — Graham Joyce
I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective… — Maureen Johnson
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. — Mike Jackson
The actors I respect are the real character actors, who are the real chameleon actors that completely change from role to role. I love Peter… — Fran Kranz

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