British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

I would like my personal reading map to resemble a map of the British Empire circa 1900. — Nick Hornby
The French have a new president, the British will soon have a new P.M., and we envy them as we endure the endless wait for… — Garrison Keillor
Yeah. Floyd is his batman." His what?" Batman, like in the British army, each officer had a batman, a personal servant." You spend too much… — Robert B. Parker
Economics was like psychology, a pseudoscience trying to hide that fact with intense theoretical hyperelaboration. And gross domestic product was one of those unfortunate measurement… — Kim Stanley Robinson
There will be no more British guys. Unless they are members of the royal family, of course. — Meg Cabot
As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended… — Duke of Wellington
Hassan and I looked at each other. Cracked up. The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the century, and what… — Khaled Hosseini
We all sat there laughing and sipping tea peacefully, an infidel and representatives from three warring sects of Islam. And I thought if we can… — Greg Mortenson
...it was never a good idea to date a foreigner. You can never tell when they're lying.' 'hello. Dave was BRITISH. — Meg Cabot
Unlike the male codfish which, suddenly finding itself the parent of three million five hundred thousand little codfish, cheerfully resolves to love them all, the… — P.G. Wodehouse
I know you have not thought about it. Italians always act without thinking, it's the glory and the downfall of your civilisation. A German plans… — Louis de Bernieres
Why don't I like you?" "Because you think I'm an asshole, and I'm not really, I'm just British and, well, you're not. — Alan Rickman
My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected… — C.S. Lewis
What did it mean to be called “lord”? I’ll assume you’ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British… — Brandon Sanderson
I’m curious about things that people aren’t supposed to see—so, for example, I liked going to the British Museum, but I would like it better… — Audrey Niffenegger
What do you feel? I’ve never been asked this question once. None of us has. We aren’t supposed to feel. We’re British. — Libba Bray
There is a British pop group called God. At a recent book signing the lead singer introduced himself and gave me a cassette. I have… — J. G. Ballard
The late great Horace Lloyd Swithin (1844-1917), British essayist, lecturer, satirist, and social observer, wrote in his autobiographical Appointments, 1890-1901 (1902), "When one travels abroad,… — Marisha Pessl
What? Don't British women know how to use their knees? — Shannon Hale
I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British museum. — Rick Riordan
When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and that everything you… — Helen Fielding
Hollywood movies are designed for 15-year-old youths from North Dakota who, intellectually speaking, are on equal terms with a British zoo animal. — Jeremy Clarkson
Racing cars which have been converted for road use never really work. It's like making a hard core adult film, and then editing it so… — Jeremy Clarkson
I’d been to the British museum before. In fact I’ve been in more museums than I like to admit—it makes me sound like a total… — Rick Riordan
This is not our fight', the old man said. 'British or American, that is not the choice. You must choose your own side, find your… — Laurie Halse Anderson

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