Blessed Quote by David Brooks

I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals.

— Claire Foy

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

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

London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live. Everybody is sort of on top of each other.

— Jeanette Winterson

I live a perfectly happy and comfortable life in Blair's Britain, but I can't work up much affection for the culture we've created for…

— Jonathan Coe

Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also…

— Pete Townshend

England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.

— John Cleese

The British are so incestuous. They pass around partners like they're passing popcorn at a movie.

— Cameron Diaz

There are two completely different Britains. There's London, and there's the rest of Britain. Attitudes are very different.

— Nigel Farage

Many Americans remain very interested in royal goings-on in general, and not just because of their soap-opera appeal. To a greater degree than any…

— Linda Colley

The British public are kind and generous, have buckets of common sense, and value fairness. We are known for it; other nations sometimes take…

— Penny Mordaunt

Contrary to received wisdom, the British are not an insular people in the conventional sense - far from it. For most of their early…

— Linda Colley