British Quotes

I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair.

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

The laws of England will protect the rights of British subjects, and give a remedy for a grievance committed by one British subject upon another, in whatever country that may be done.

The Irish and British, they love satire, its a large part of the culture.

What's the difference between a bright, inquisitive five-year-old, and a dull, stupid nineteen-year-old? Fourteen years of the British educational system.

There's this British elegance that we, at times, have really missed in the States. We've always been more of a sportswear culture.

You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum.

I still read the British papers, but I’ve never been a Royalist, ever. It’s funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England.

All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there.

Women didn't have rights. Under British common law, women were property.

To win more medals at Beijing is just fantastic, and British cycling has come a huge way in the last few years.

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence

British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match; personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.

I think this is what we must not lose sight of, present a confident, positive and optimistic platform for our country's future in which this Party appeals to the centre ground of British politics.

Be Briton still to Britain true, Among oursel's united; For never but by British hands Maun British wrangs be righted.

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.

For many, the icon of the British Museum is the Rosetta Stone, that administrative by-product of the Greek imperial adventure in Africa.

I have been to Canada several times. It was autumn when I visited Vancouver and I will always remember the colour of the trees in British Columbia were stunning.

I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a pity more people don't appreciate what's on their doorstep.

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out.

In Italy, for the same price as a typical British hamburger meal including sweet, a builder's labourer could eat like a king - rather better in fact, because pasta dishes gain from being kept simple.

If the British are a nation of shopkeepers, Americans are a nation of shoppers.

That's one of the good things about a lot of the young British bands, they are mixing all styles of music. I think that's very good because that's very now.

The British people voted for change.They sent us a clear instruction that they want Britain to leave the European Union and end the supremacy of EU law.

Let’s just agree any group of 3 or more handsome British men should be referred to as a 'cumberbatch.'

The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph.

When it comes to the British monarchy, I prefer to be seduced by an image than presented with a real person. It's kind of a Warhol thing.

I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.

I was shocked by the amount of Welsh people in L.A. We'd go to this British pub to watch the 'Six Nations' early in the morning and I remember the first time I walked in it was just a sea of red.

In the days before the vote, I bet that the British would stay in the EU.

I'm somebody who is very, very proud to have been a part of the British film industry all my life and to have kind of been involved with a very important piece of British film history.

The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying. There is nothing bad about doing that. It is like calling the British Brits, or the Irish Paddies.

The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.

Britons seem to have given up on assimilating their Muslim population, with many British elites patting themselves on the back for their tolerance and multiculturalism.

Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me.

There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.

Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I'd be on the front page of the paper.

It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles.

The builders of the British Indian Empire have patiently built its four pillars-the European interests, the army, the Indian princes and the communal divisions.

The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report.

I am not anti-English, I am not anti-British, I am not anti-any Government, but I am anti-untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice.

The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American

There's nothing worse than the British in one of their fits of morality.