Quotes about british
british-musician critics-and-criticism somehow took
Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart. Dusty Springfield
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I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else.
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I find it an effort to keep up appearances.
british-actress jones possible word worst
All Bridget Jones did was give us a word for it - singleton - which was the worst possible thing. Daisy Donovan
british-author children remains
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor. Neil Gaiman
british played run san stop
We played a lot in Eugene, we played in Portland, we'd stop in Corvallis, ... We were doing that run from Vancouver, British Columbia, down to San Francisco. Robert Cray
british-actor case elektra finding pull sure trouble
In the case of Elektra I really wasn't sure I could pull it off. There were so many intellectual leaps. My character, Stick, is blind, but he can see better than most people. So I had trouble kind of finding the logic. Terence Stamp
british-comedian turned
So I turned these sort of deficiencies into a, a workable thing if you understand what I mean. Tony Hancock
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And erm, perhaps looking like this it was perhaps the only thing I could do.
british-politics british polite
It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics. Alexander Lebedev
british-author foxes interest lives peace sincere
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. George Eliot
british-author consists denying
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
british-author great jokes strain taste
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
british carefully farming great green handsome landscape likely natural replaced river since valley
Sheep farming is heavily subsidized in Great Britain. Without the subsidies, the green grazing in the valley of the River Exe would be gone. The handsome agricultural landscape of which the British are so proud, carefully husbanded since Boudicca's day, would be replaced by natural growth. The most likely growth is real-estate developments. P. J. O'Rourke
british-actor finger kinda labels punk record though
Even though we're not the most punk rock band, the way we've done things is pretty punk rock. Just kinda say it with a big middle finger to the record labels and do it ourselves. Brandon Thomas
british-actor pedal putting
It's about putting the pedal to the metal and not asking any questions at all and just going for it.
british-actor either hands happy line three tweak until
If someone is not happy with one thing we either tweak it until they're happy with it. We all know where that line is, where you have to be three hands up.
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My upbringing was very straightforward suburban working class upbringing. Billy Bragg
british-musician line people rejected school secondary skilled sort technical work
Most of the people that I went to school with - I went to secondary school - we were educated to go and work in the line at Ford's, and if we were lucky, technical skilled labor. I sort of rejected that, and thought I wanted to do something else.
british-musician case modern people trying worthwhile
I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.
british cease theatre tradition
If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist. David Soul
british dental dentist german offered web
We advertised in the British Dental Journal, which is on the web (Internet). A German dentist has applied. We have offered him a post.
british excited few rest shock simon
We're excited about Beijing, with Simon and the rest of the British guys. I think we can really do something there and shock a few people. Ross Davenport
british created directly divisions due duplicity empire ethnic imperial influenced larger problem religious violence whatever
In a much larger sense, the problem of Sabah is directly influenced by the duplicity of imperial Britain. For whatever devious reason, the dismantling of the British empire created divisions and violence due to ethnic and religious differences.
british fantastic grew wear
I grew up in the countryside and always used to wear my parents' Barbour jackets. It is a fantastic British heritage brand. Alice Temperley
british empire greek heroes public school turned war
I've always felt, with 'The Iliad,' a real frustration that it's read wrong. That it's turned into this public school poem, which I don't think it is. That glamorising of war, and white-limbed, flowing-haired Greek heroes - it's become a cliched, British empire part of our culture. Alice Oswald
british-musician constant leaves state stay
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face. Dana Carvey
british-actor diving totally
We were diving in caves. It wasn't totally safe. Jason Statham
british-actor sequence
The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.
british science side stories
I think there's always been a traditionally apocalyptic side to British science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards. I mean, most of Wells' stories are potentially apocalyptic in some sense or another. Alan Moore
british-author known
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.
british-author dog fine mine youth
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.
british-musician good incredibly music people possible
We want to get this good music to as many people as possible because I think it heals, it soothes, I think music is incredibly important, especially in today's chaos. Graham Nash