Quotes about british
british coming enjoyed forward looked open past playing positive wind
I've never really enjoyed the wind in the past but I had looked forward to coming back and playing St Andrews after the positive British Open I had. Colin Montgomerie
british-actress danger fun tremendous
It was tremendous fun while it lasted, but I didn't want to get into a rut, and I think there was the danger of this, had I continued. Honor Blackman
british-soldier cape hour obliged passage pump required ship
The ship required to be caulked in every part for she was become so leaky that we had been obliged to pump every hour in our passage from Cape Horn. William Bligh
british community great intelligence national skills
The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset.
british list lost men
These men are not appreciated. They went through a lot. If we had lost the (Revolutionary) war, these men would have been No. 1 on the British list to hang.
british foreign greece initiative jack mission turkey undertake
The secretary-general welcomes the initiative of the British Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Jack Straw, to undertake a mission to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey this week.
british-author choice growth human lies principle strongest
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. George Eliot
british cut gonna reach stand success
Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone is gonna be there to cut you down. Joel Edgerton
british-soldier close fell found method ordering ship signal surest
At two I made the signal to engage: I found it was the surest method of ordering every ship to close down on the one that fell to their lot.
british-statesman great himself ivy man merit power raise round
A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest.
british connect definitely people scottish
Bagpipes are definitely for people with Scottish or British ancestries who can connect with a part of their history.
british-author money room woman
A woman must have money and a room of her own. Virginia Woolf
british-musician french growing language lots school words
As I was growing up, French was the language in the house, so when I started school there were lots of words I didn't know in English. Alison Moyet
british-author family love simply whether
You've simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether they'll be there tomorrow, do you? Jilly Cooper
british-actress dance heart love sing
You've got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money. Love sometimes like you'll never get hurt. You've got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watching. It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work. Glenda Jackson
british-musician
You should approach a sequencer like you would a Dobro guitar. Colin Greenwood
british-soldier reap wind
They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.
british-actress works
Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them. Julie Christie
british cross crusade major medieval prep rugby school tour zealand
A major rugby tour by the British Isles to New Zealand is a cross between a medieval crusade and a prep school outing.
british-dramatist diary images places visual work
A lot of the images in my work are a kind of visual diary of places I've been, what I've seen, heard, smelt.
british-author gods justify simply
American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I'm sure there are words that are simply in there 'cause I like them. I know I couldn't justify each and every one of them. Neil Gaiman
british-novelist
You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play. Jeanette Winterson
british disastrous france laid news workers
This is disastrous news for British manufacturing. It is inconceivable that workers in France would be laid off on this scale. O. J. Simpson
british business companies european offshore true
This is important because many US companies only do offshore business with companies that have this standard. This is also true for some British and European companies.
british exchanges hope museum
This is the first co-operation between our museum and the British Museum, and I hope we will have more exchanges in the future.
british disaster south
This is not just a disaster for South Asia. It is a British disaster, too. Michael Howard
british number stake win
There will be a lot at stake for me because if I win I will go to British number one for the end of the season, Greg Rusedski
british government request
The request of the British government has been accepted.
british-actress minute nor woman younger
There isn't any woman who doesn't look every day and minute of her age. We can't be, nor look, younger than we are, but we can be well preserved. Lillie Langtry
british fish seem tennis third week
This is the third week the fish seem to be getting away from British tennis players.
british bump business since slower team
This is traditionally a little slower time, but we've had a bump in business since the British team arrived. Ross Anderson
british hate
They're in Britain. They don't want to be British and they hate us. I say we should sling them all out.
british-musician ounce worth
An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition. Michael Korda