Quotes about british
british-scientist classify easy growing physical trend violent
Another very interesting trend which it is not easy to classify is the growing repudiation of coercion, especially of violent or physical coercion.
british-author country woman
As a woman, I have no country. As a woman my country is the world. Virginia Woolf
british-actor
As a director he was not that interested in Vader. David Prowse
british came duty history point violent worst
The British undoubtedly were at their very, very worst at this point in history - unbelievably violent and awful. It was through the idea of duty which came in the high-Victorian period. William Dalrymple
british caught drama improbable public tough
The British public can be very tough on celebrities who go off the rails. Or at least the ones who get caught doing it. But there is nothing we like better than the drama of an improbable come-back. Max Clifford
british incredibly presence
The British presence has been incredibly light, they have a laissez-faire attitude.
british consumes either english flirting insults involves male rather tends
The British male is either reticent, tongue-tied and awkward, or boorish and crass, and he usually consumes too much alcohol. English male flirting tends to be very circuitous, and involves a lot of insults rather than compliments. Kate Fox
british failure government meeting progress relieved
The British government was disappointed that the meeting did not make more progress but relieved it did not end in failure like Cancun and Seattle. Alan Johnson
british clear position prisoners regardless share status technical treated
The British government's position is that prisoners -- regardless of their technical status -- should be treated humanely and in accordance with customary international law, ... We have always made that clear and the Americans have said they share this view. Jack Straw
british government influence minister ounce personally prevent prime washington
The British government and the prime minister personally must use every ounce of influence they have in Washington to try to prevent that from happening, Kenneth Clarke
british empire society wrong
The British Empire was at its peak. How could there be anything wrong with a society that was so brilliantly successful?
british deterred nation threat
The British as a nation have always been adventurous and these findings show that they are not going to be deterred by the threat of terrorism.
british good partners pass popcorn
The British are really good at that. They are so incestuous, ... They pass around partners as if it was popcorn at a movie. 'Do you want some?' It's just bizarre. Cameron Diaz
british hopeful irish remain rub stardust
The British and Irish remain hopeful all the same that some of the presidential stardust will rub off.
british pull rug tied
The British and Americans have so much tied up with Museveni, I don't think they are about to pull the rug from under him.
british-dramatist generalize
Avoid context and specifics; generalize and keep repeating the generalization.
british-actor interpret learn poetry understand
They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need to be told how to interpret poetry. They don't need to be told how to understand poetry. They need to learn it. Peter Davison
british-comedian
They have become part of us in that if we get dressed up as them, we don't actually have to have a script. You can just become them. You just become nervy. Jennifer Saunders
british-actor offbeat people perfectly simply time works
You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are. Alan Bates
british livestock
This outbreak has potentially catastrophic implications for the whole of the British livestock industry.
british
I would rather be British than just. Ian Paisley
british sir sure
If he had been British he would have been knighted for sure and been Sir Bob. Rick Wakeman
british-actor given god intended
If God had intended us to fly, he would never have given us the railroads. Michael Flanders
british-soldier brought continued eight fast join night ships
I brought to about eight that night to join the INTREPID, and to refit our ships as fast as possible, and continued doing so all night.
british camp entry fire house opened order prevent troops
I can also tell the House that British troops have opened fire in order to prevent unauthorized entry to . . . a camp in Kabul,
british-musician
I'd go out with Duncan if I was a girl. Lee Ryan
british-musician butch capable girl perfectly stand swayed
I couldn't stand to be thought of as a big butch lady. But I know that I'm as perfectly capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy. Dusty Springfield
british-actor pilot rather setting space worked
I don't think the pilot worked particularly well, because the setting was terrestrial rather than otherworldly, in space or whatever. John Leeson
british drove miles quebec week
I'd say we drove 15,000 to 18,000 miles. I was in Iowa, Quebec and Boston. In one week alone, I went 2,100 miles around British Columbia. E. O. Wilson
british-comedian playing
I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe
british companies excellent favour foreign property struggling whose
I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by tax avoidance, and who want to asset-strip the intellectual property of the British company and then dismember it.
british hear lived states though voices
And though I've lived in the States for over 25 years and am now an American citizen, I still hear British voices in my head. Bernard Cornwell
british-novelist cases despite failures people recognize regime
First of all we have to recognize that despite all the problems - and in some cases failures - that this regime has been much more successful, much more resilient, than people had anticipated. Mitchell Reiss