Being Quote by John Cleese

There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.

— Chris O'Dowd

A lot of the time, the British press make me ashamed and embarrassed to be British. They give others the impression that the British…

— Melanie Chisholm

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.

— George Orwell

England has become a squalid, uncomfortable, ugly place ... an intolerant, racist, homophobic, narrow-minded, authoritarian, rat-hole run by vicious, suburban-minded, materialistic philistines.

— Hanif Kureishi

The nice thing about England is that they actually speak English.

— Isaac Hanson

What I say about 'This Is England' is they're like my best friends back home. Normal, working-class, beautiful people who I'm creative with.

— Michael Socha

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.

— Edward Abbey

You're going to find England, unfortunately, is a place where you get a lot of jealous, envious, you know, negative people. That's how it…

— Philip Green

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

England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there…

— George Orwell

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

— Claire Foy

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