Aristocratic Quote by Christopher Bailey

Britain is not homogenous; it was never a society without conflict. The English fought tooth and nail over everything we know of as English…

— Stuart Hall

Variety, individuality, peculiarity, eccentricity and indeed crankiness are agreeable to the British mind; they make life more interesting.

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“Britain: A nation that keeps a stiff upper lip, takes it on the chin without complaining, plays fair at all times and is by…

— Seán Gearárd McCloskey

What supposedly bound that Commonwealth together was a mysterious shared identity - Britishness.

— Richard Flanagan

It sometimes occurs to me that the British have more heritage than isgood for them.

— Bill Bryson

I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off…

— Giles Deacon

That is the nature of the British psyche. It's very blunt, plain, very linear. It's pragmatic: it records life as it is.

— Steven Berkoff

The very notion of Great Britain's 'greatness' is bound up with empire. Euro-scepticism and Little Englander nationalism could hardly survive if people understood whose…

— Stuart Hall

The British nation is unique, in that they are the only nation that like to be told how bad things are...

— Winston Churchill

Britain is blessed with a functioning political culture. It is dominated by people who live in London and who have often known each other…

— David Brooks

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in…

— Gordon Brown

The best thing about being from Britain is that it's a melting pot of cultures, characters, and creativity. I couldn't imagine coming from anywhere…

— Gabriella Wilde