Folk Quote by Nick Boles

While we like to think queueing is unique to British culture, the truth is that we are mere amateurs. The old Soviet Union turned…

— Julia Hartley-Brewer

The truth is that a willingness to queue is no longer the mark of a true Englishman or woman. It's what you do when…

— Julia Hartley-Brewer

A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling, the willingness…

— George Mikes

A queue doesn't necessarily imply order and good manners among our fellow men. Usually it's just down to poor organisation, under-staffing and hopeless service…

— Julia Hartley-Brewer

If these are indeed the spirits of Englishmen and Englishwomen who have passed over into the next world, surely they would know how to…

— Julian Barnes

I know as a nation we don't mind a queue, but queueing gives me time to think and this isn't always a good thing.

— Chris McCausland

Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the…

— Orson Scott Card

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

“A facetious if logical question comes into George's mind, from where he cannot tell, unless as a reaction to all this unwonted intensity. If…

— Julian Barnes

We need to provide leadership, stability and confidence to the British people. We cannot indulge in parochial or nativist fantasies.

— Suella Braverman

For 47 years, the U.K. has been forced to follow rules set by Brussels bureaucrats, many of whom have never set a foot on…

— Alok Sharma

The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

— Felicity Jones