British Quote by Tina Turner

I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off…

— Giles Deacon

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

Ordinary British people don't on the whole find it easy to express their feelings, even to those closest to them.

— Vera Lynn

The British are special. The world knows it. In our innermost thoughts we know it. This is the greatest nation on earth.

— Tony Blair

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something…

— Damon Hill

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense…

— Nicole Scherzinger

I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something…

— Ana Patricia Botin

That is the nature of the British psyche. It's very blunt, plain, very linear. It's pragmatic: it records life as it is.

— Steven Berkoff

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

— Claire Foy

There are two completely different Britains. There's London, and there's the rest of Britain. Attitudes are very different.

— Nigel Farage

Variety, individuality, peculiarity, eccentricity and indeed crankiness are agreeable to the British mind; they make life more interesting.

— Dorothy L. Sayers

I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.

— Elvis Costello