British Quotes

British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.

Let's as this House send a very clear message to British Muslims that we value you, we value your contribution, and we will take this petition very seriously.

In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy may be to speak directly to the men.

I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army].

Irish readers, British readers, American readers: is it odd that I haven't a clue about how differently they react? Or better say, I cannot find the words to describe my hunch about them.

My favourite men's clothes are like Victorian British clothing.

I don't have a good British accent.

I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don't understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.

What? Don't British women know how to use their knees?

I love the fact British men act cool whatever the situation so I'm planning to recruit there.

The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism.

For me, as a writer who comes from quite a naturalistic tradition, British screenwriting is quite delicate, quite small, and rarified in a way.

I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists.

If you read the 'Daily Mail,' you would imagine that the British middle classes lead lives of unremitting misery.

Charles was constitutionally incapable of being a constitutional monarch.

In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have promised, not just instruction but pleasure.

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.

It is fundamental to Socialism that we should liquidate the British Empire as soon as we can.

You don't realize that when you're young, and you're surprised there's a lot of people at your gig - you just think it's general British-press hype.

The rest of Europe tends to be very comfortable with sexuality. The British and the Americans are kind of hung up about it.

As we all know, it is the proper duty of every British subject to come to the aid of the TARDIS.

I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to all the New York music since 1973, really.

The only thing that could possibly save British politics would be Margaret Thatcher's assassin.

My mind may be American but my heart is British.

My mum is Croatian, and obviously she's female and she's very emotional, very hot-blooded, very touchy-feely, whereas I think my dad's quite British.

As a Business Ambassador, I am delighted to help both new and established British designers receive the recognition they deserve in the global fashion arena.

Ireland is such a young society. The British were the ruling class up until they left about a hundred years ago, and we've been trying to work out what our class hierarchy is ever since.

I think the United States and its British attack dog are not taken seriously anywhere in the world and can play no role in helping a political solution.

You can't generalise about an entire country, but I like the energy of British men.

He had done that which could never be forgiven; he was in the grasp of one who never forgave.

We must endeavor to forget our former love for them [the British] and to hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.

The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are.

Canada's ruling circles seek to ally themselves more closely with American imperialism without giving up the economic advantages of membership in the British Empire.

America is replicated at every level of British life, from the taxi driver to the prime minister.

I'm a big fan of 'The Office,' both the British and the American versions.

I find that the British audience listens and they accept the performer for its value, value as a singer, as a vocalist, value as a performer. You're only accepted if you're good.

I'm quite a fan of British designers.

When I got a little older I was obsessed Lil Wayne. But then it was just as many British rappers - Dizzee Rascal I would always listen to.

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.

When I'm just walking around, I swap between the British and the American, and when I'm with my family I'm with my Nigerian accent.

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England it was very British.

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

I've done my share of period stuff. I'm not sure why, but people say I have a period face. The bread and butter of British TV is Jane Austen adaptations and bridges and bonnets and boats and horses.

A British villain never loses their sense of humour.

Style to me is incidental. The British are very adept at creating it for its own sake, but the best style is incidental. John Coltrane had a style but it was totally incidental to what he was.

As so often before, on the courage and determination of British men and women, serving our country, the fate of many nations rests.

We've seen the reality of Saddam's regime: his thugs prepared to kill their own people, the parading of prisoners of war and now the release of those pictures of executed British soldiers.

We know British Muslims, in general, abhor the actions of the extremists.

The British people are the boss.

The British - who rarely start a fight, but always know how to finish it - have nothing to be ashamed of.