Best 390 quotes in «british quotes» category

I don't have a good British accent.

I dont like Jews. Or colored folk. Or natives, now that you mention it...I bet you like Catholics. Cant stand them either. Nor women, Fabians, Socialists, homosexuals, Asians, or British.

I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either.

I do think British and American politics rhyme. They go in cycles. They go in Thatcher-Reagan cycles, Blair-Clinton cycles.

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.

If Bush had read all the documents about the Russians and British in Afghanistan in the 19th century, he would have not done what he did in the 21st. He would have understood how difficult it was to control this territory. He probably didn't read them.

I feel like Ive been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood.

I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.

I feel Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence was for the intelligent, educated British.It was not for those who don't understand this language.

If I'm the British prime minister I won't be dictated to on the timetable or the manner of the negotiations.

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

If there’'s one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, it’s this: I’m not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people.

If the British think they can simply detach from the continent and sail towards the USA or China, then they are mistaken.

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

I grew up watching British television because I lived so close to Canada.

I grew up with British rock.

I give no more paroles to British officers.

I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.

I know there are some people in British Columbia who are still holding a vigil for '3rd Rock'.

I hate that rule that says write about what you know, it leads to too many British novels about marriages going slightly wrong. Write about what you don't know, just act as though you do.

I have a British passport, but the rest of my family have Indian passports, and I am Indian.

I have a theory that the people who cook in jails are British chefs.

I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

I have had and still do have every confidence in Paul Nitze, a man whom I have known for decades, one of the wisest servants of the American nation but always willing and capable of taking into account the interests of their allies, whoever: the British, or the French or the Germans or others.

I know Im British. I havent spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British, so if I wasnt British, what would I be? I am British.

I know the British people and they are not passengers - they are drivers.

I like 'The Office.' I particularly like the British version with Ricky Gervais. Of course, I liked the 'Seinfeld' show a lot. I thought that was an awfully good show.

I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good.

I like to be comfortable, but I do enjoy being a British gent and dressing up a bit.

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course

I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

I love Britain, I lived there for nine years doing shows and things, but I don't know what a British sensibility is. I'd like to have someone tell me what an American sensibility is.

I look forward to a time when Irish patriotism will as easily combine with British patriotism as Scottish patriotism combines now.

I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels!

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

I love punk, I love a lot of British Invasion bands, I love garage bands.

I love London, I love the British people.

I'm an atheist .I was raised in British reform Judaism, which is not like American reform Judaism, much less any other strain of organised religion. So: no cults here.

I'm just an enormous British comedy fan.

I'm British. I don't really have access to my emotions on a daily basis.

I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.

I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.

I’m not intellectually convinced that one-man, one-vote is the best. We practise it because that’s what the British bequeathed us

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

I'm quite a fan of British designers.

I'm very proud to be British, and my brand is British.

I'm really inspired by British style, like Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.

I never felt I could be a complete professional without having won the British Open. It was something you had to do to complete your career.