British Quote by Shirley Williams Download Open image “The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism.” — Shirley Williams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare British Civil service Funny Humor Inspirational Love Mechanism
There are thousands of civil servants. In large part, they are brilliant. They work really hard. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support the coalition… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you. — Sete Gibernau Copy Share Image
It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill. — John Gunther Copy Share Image
It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like a train… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like a train… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
“A skilled rider should be able to operate the throttle and front brake simultaneously.” — David L. Hough Copy Share Image
You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it's difficult to pass. — Valentino Rossi Copy Share Image
The wheel and the brake have different duties, but also one in common: to hurt one another. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters. — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
society, while willing to make room for women, is not willing to make changes for them. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
It would be excellent if he is prepared to listen to other points of view. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
It is our goal to provide full public access to as many files as we possibly can. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
The saddest illusion of the revolutionary is that revolution itself will transform the nature of human beings. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
There are hazards in anything one does but there are greater hazards in doing nothing. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
There are hazards in everything one does, but there are greater hazards in doing nothing. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
The danger of any new party at a time of disillusion with the old parties, is that it becomes all things to all men. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
No test tube can breed love and affection. No frozen packet of semen ever read a story to a sleepy child. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
“The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty has become the doctrine of the executive in Parliament....” — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
I am not interested in a third party. I do not believe it has any future. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
We really shouldnt be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices. — Shirley Williams Copy Share Image
I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play.… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I shot for French and British Vogue. The British Vogue one featured clothes by Chloe and was shot at Highgate and the John Soane… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than… — Peter Hilton Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks! — Sade Adu Copy Share Image
British Forces should be in a position to give back in a ten fold measure any attack that the Germans may attempt. — Frederick Banting Copy Share Image
Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion. — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image