British Quote by Neal Stephenson

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

People in England are so bloody nosy.

— Elton John

A lot of the time in modern Britain, certainly in urban life, we barely have any contact at all with the people around us.

— John Lanchester

It's unimaginable to meet a Pole or a German who does not know about the history of their country. But lots of English people…

— Norman Davies

There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing?'

— John Mayer

There are those who are trying to create an anti-business culture in Britain - and we have to stop them. At stake are not…

— George Osborne

There is sort of a hobbit-like element to a lot of British people. They don't want to be told something until they have worked…

— Daniel Hannan

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

I work for the British people. I do not gather intelligence so the government can lie to the British people.

— Katharine Gun

The British people are the boss.

— Tony Blair

London has changed enormously and so have the English in the past decade. They're more like Americans and more like Europeans, too. They're always…

— Doris Lessing