Quotes about british
british-novelist certainly starving
Being a starving company isn't fun for anyone. Most that go away need to go away... but certainly not all.
british challenge faced muslim profound
the most profound challenge yet faced by the British Muslim community. Shahid Malik
british-actor
The most precious things in speech are pauses. Ralph Richardson
british-actor sack
Actually, the Department of Transport were at one stage going to sack me. David Prowse
british-actress difficult hope others stick stories technical works
Some stories are more technical than others and more difficult to do. You just have to stick with it and hope it all works out in the end. Sarah Sutton
british calculated computers days far few forecast future however learned limits powerful
Some things, like the orbits of the planets, can be calculated far into the future. But that's atypical. In most contexts, there is a limit. Even the most fine-grained computation can only forecast British weather a few days ahead. There are limits to what can ever be learned about the future, however powerful computers become. Martin Rees
british-musician ups
No, we have our ups and downs, but we're all very up at the moment. John Deacon
british-historian business economize
The more business one has, the more you are able to accomplish, for you learn to economize your time. Matthew Hale
british-scientist came camp contented lions night number roaring round themselves
During our first night in the new camp a number of lions came round to investigate. The lions contented themselves by roaring at us. Louis Leakey
british-actress human introduced ordinary sing song start
The songwriters were introduced to me as ordinary human beings; they would play their songs, and sometimes I would start to sing a song with them.
british-actress experience los
I've never done a film in Los Angeles, so I don't know what that would be like - that experience of working in a big studio. I can't imagine... yet. Rosamund Pike
british-actress whistles
I used to go to raves, but I was never into the whistles and white gloves. Rhona Mitra
british-actress experience
I wanted to go out and experience the fields.
british editing exciting fans fantastic greatest hair honor london pleasure song thank video work
Thank you, fans, very much. She would say that in a British accent. ... She's a fantastic director, one of the greatest that I've ever had the pleasure to work with. She's in London editing another video for me for a song called 'Stealing Kisses.' It's amazing. It was an honor to work with her, and I know she would ... thank the fans and she would thank hair and makeup. There was a lot of hair. There was a lot of makeup. It was just very exciting to do it. Faith Hill
british fan four good means men series shows though time unwind watch
Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book. L'Wren Scott
british-novelist focus tend
Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues. Mitchell Reiss
british-actress danger fun tremendous
It was tremendous fun while it lasted, but I didn't want to get into a rut, and I think there was the danger of this, had I continued. Honor Blackman
british-soldier cape hour obliged passage pump required ship
The ship required to be caulked in every part for she was become so leaky that we had been obliged to pump every hour in our passage from Cape Horn. William Bligh
british community great intelligence national skills
The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset.
british list lost men
These men are not appreciated. They went through a lot. If we had lost the (Revolutionary) war, these men would have been No. 1 on the British list to hang.
british foreign greece initiative jack mission turkey undertake
The secretary-general welcomes the initiative of the British Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Jack Straw, to undertake a mission to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey this week.
british-author choice growth human lies principle strongest
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. George Eliot
british-actor
As a director he was not that interested in Vader.
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