British Isles Quotes

11 quotes by 11 authors

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England. — George Mikes
For William Cecil and others in Elizabeth's Council, whose sense of Catholic conspiracy and threat governed their political thinking, England's security lay in the creation… — Susan Brigden
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
When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my… — Terri Windling
It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Each section of the British Isles has its own way of laughing, except Wales, which doesn't. — Stephen Leacock
Without history we are infants. Ask what binds the British Isles more closely to America than to Europe and only history gives a reply. Of… — Simon Jenkins
If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato. — Yotam Ottolenghi
The British Isles are awash with the choice of beautiful historic churches, abbeys, and cathedrals where one king or another has tied the knot and… — Tina Brown
The Bradshaws suggests an extraordinary civilisation that existed long before modern man reached the British Isles. — Richard Flanagan
This might sound really foolish, but when I came to Edinburgh in 1988 I had spent nearly all my life living south of Bristol, and… — David Nicholls

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