British Quote by Dorothy L. Sayers

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

The British are apt to make merits of their stupidities, and to represent their various incapacities as points of good breeding.

— George Bernard Shaw

I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something…

— Ana Patricia Botin

The British people are extremely conventional. You don't always know what one is thinking or feeling because it is basically hidden. The British people…

— Tina Turner

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense…

— Nicole Scherzinger

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

It is the clash of two different worlds that makes British-ness unique - we have an aristocratic, noble history, but it is always contrasted…

— Christopher Bailey

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

I could give you a long list of things I like about Britain, but essentially what it comes down to is that I feel…

— Bill Bryson

There is something reassuring about British-made products and their inventiveness and ingenuity, their creative spirit and eccentricity and their British wit and charm.

— David Linley

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

— Claire Foy

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