America Quote by Lionel Shriver

What the British seem to like are television historians and naturalists, not public intellectuals. You can't help feeling that's because one supplies narrative and…

— Will Self

There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups…

— John Oliver

I like whimsy and satire, and that's what Americans like so much about Brits. We bring subtlety and sense of humor that you sometimes…

— Milo Yiannopoulos

There's a lot of anti-intellectualism in Britain. And the writer's views on this or that are really of less importance, as they see it,…

— Martin Amis

There's something whimsical, satirical, and silly about British humor, which Americans have always enjoyed, and lots of us come over here because we have…

— Milo Yiannopoulos

People in the U.K. share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself. They have a sense of irony, which…

— Bill Hicks

British people have a really sophisticated sense of humour, because we're exposed to much more than Europeans and Americans, not least in our literary…

— Frankie Boyle

I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.

— Stephen Hawking

The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain itself.

— William Rees-Mogg

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

British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept shows that…

— Adam Rayner

I mean, the thing is, is that Britain has got a great tradition of irreverent political satire.

— Ash Sarkar