British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

I know the British press is very attached to the lobby system. It lets the journalists and the politicians feel proud of their traditional freedoms… — Tom Stoppard
There is something in human history like retribution; and it is a rule of historical retribution that its instrument be forged not by the offended,… — Karl Marx
All I'm saying is we got plenty of Texans, and people from Montana, and New Jersey, and Wyoming, or Kansas City. We got plenty of… — Billy Bob Thornton
I do think British and American politics rhyme. They go in cycles. They go in Thatcher-Reagan cycles, Blair-Clinton cycles. — David Brooks
The rest of Europe tends to be very comfortable with sexuality. The British and the Americans are kind of hung up about it. — Steve Coogan
The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is really introspective and… — Steve Coogan
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He is a great British institution and my generation grew up… — Stephen Fry
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. — Mahatma Gandhi
Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take… — Jim Gerlach
I'm quite proud of what I anticipated about reality television from my books in the early '90s, which I based on the early seasons of… — William Gibson
I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country… — Ellie Goulding
I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money… — Philip Green
You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last time you ever… — Dick Gregory
In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running. — Bear Grylls
I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the… — Joan Collins
I think it has something to do with being British. We don't take ourselves as seriously as some other countries do. I think a lot… — Joan Collins
I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why. — Elvis Costello
The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. — Simon Cowell
I have seen that the American Dream is a reality - and I would love to feel the British Dream is also a reality. To… — Simon Cowell
The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy;… — Quentin Crisp
Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and… — Evan Davis
Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend… — Evan Davis
Canada evolved within the British Empire: it inherited the Parliamentary system, the Cabinet system and all the other features of the British constitutional system which… — Stockwell Day
Marriage commissioners who choose not to marry homosexuals are being fired. A Knights of Columbus chapter in British Columbia is in court because it chooses… — Stockwell Day
I am addicted to 'Vogue' magazines, be they French, British - I adore, adore, adore. — Cat Deeley

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