Quotes about british
british-historian carrying democracy evil force party tyranny
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the party that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. Lord Acton
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
british-novelist
First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94. Mitchell Reiss
british-actor destined production
Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film. Ron Moody
british-actor bummed falling turned
Everything is just falling into place for me right now. I just turned 30, which I thought I was going to be bummed about, but I'm not. Matthew Perry
british confirm home issue major results safety security sell survey systems
The results of this survey confirm that safety in the home has become a major issue for the British public. If you want to sell your home quickly, upgrading your security systems will be a major help.
british government response satisfied
The response of the British government has been very correct. I am satisfied with it.
british cut death diplomatic execution exports government oil public threatened true
There was a docudrama that was made, called 'The Death Of A Princess,' which was about a true story in Saudi Arabia. It was about a public execution for adultery. And when the movie was aired on British television, the Saudi government threatened to cut off oil exports and to cut off diplomatic relations.
british great happen number opportunity
There's a great opportunity for me to become British number one and it could happen very soon. Greg Rusedski
british great happen opportunity
There's a great opportunity for me to become British No1 and it could happen very soon, Greg Rusedski
british foreign general military office tactics
There's a general sense I think at least in the British Foreign Office and the British military that the U.S. tactics have been too heavy-handed and may be responsible for some of what we're seeing.
british-novelist
RUNE is another one I'm really looking forward to.
british case coast french heading involved ivory leadership operation playing pressure provide role share similar states united
Pressure from the British because they are playing a similar role in neighboring Sierra Leone, pressure from the French because they are also heading a peacekeeping operation in the Ivory Coast -- and also they are involved in the Congo. So there is a sense that the United States should provide leadership and share some of the international peacekeeping burdens, and Liberia is most appropriately a case for U.S. leadership.
british case quite rarely stop structured women
Quite a lot of British women stop working when they have children, and that is rarely the case in Denmark. We have a very flat, structured way of approaching everything. Nobody's the boss. In a sense, we're all equal.
british-musician five four last queen taken time
Queen has taken the all of our time for last four or five years, you know. John Deacon
british cite composer dirty dna folk formative louis melancholy music national
Purcell is a composer who had a formative influence on British music - even The Who now cite him as an influence. There's an intense, dirty harmony, but there's a Louis XIV kind of elan and style, too. He had the melancholy DNA of our national folk heritage. Charles Hazlewood
british george people radio
Radio was used powerfully by Josef Goebbels to disseminate Nazi propaganda, and just as powerfully by King George VI to inspire the British people to fight invasion. Rebecca MacKinnon
british-scientist idol proof pure whom
Proof is the idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself.
british damage defense disclosure hearing held national
Our defense is that disclosure of the memo would not damage the British national interest, so why should any hearing be held in private?
british-novelist developers great platforms
Our developers will make great games for whatever high-end platforms exist.
british-author cooking henry hope hopeless monster seventh wife
As the seventh wife of Henry VIII I hope I would have managed to do the old monster in-my cooking comes to mind, as I am a hopeless cook. Antonia Fraser
british burns colin formula gave goal mine rally richard taking
At Subaru we gave opportunities to young British drivers, taking first Colin McRae, then Richard Burns to the world rally title. That is a goal of mine in Formula One.
british late returned time
At some time late in life, he may have returned to the British Isles.
british-actor earn living thrilled tough truly
At the beginning, it was tough for me to actually become an actor. I was so thrilled that I was able to earn my living doing something I truly loved. Terence Stamp
british dangerous royal swim
At 300 to 500 feet, you can actually swim to the surface. It is very dangerous to do so, but it has been done by the British Royal Navy.
british conquered englishman feat finally guy highest later meant nation nepal peak top year zealand
At the end of the day it was a guy from Nepal and a guy from New Zealand who conquered the world's highest peak for the British Empire. Bannister's feat a year later meant as much to the nation if not more. An Englishman had finally got to the top of the mountain. Frank Deford
british-scientist chair complete edinburgh offered southern surprise university
At the end of the 1980s as a complete surprise my old Edinburgh friend, Ed Southern offered me the Chair of Microbiology at the University of Oxford. Paul Nurse
british-novelist companies developers ensure factor form gathering ground major solid stake stay willing
Consolidation isn't new, though... it was a major factor in our rush to form the Gathering and place a stake in the ground to ensure that there is a solid path for developers who are willing to stay independent and build their own companies on their own terms.
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 decision elected iraqi request taken
This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,
british good guy
This British guy makes a lot of good points.
british-comedian obviously written
This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute. Johnny Vegas
british crossing handed life lived since states worrying
They were crossing British Columbia-Idaho border, and they handed in their passports and they were told they would have to come inside. I don't think he'd been worrying about it, because he'd been in the states hundreds of times since he deserted. I don't think he lived his life that way.