Quotes about british
british forces forever iraqi ready replace troops within
We don't want British forces forever in Iraq. Within one year, I think at the end of 2006, Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south. Jalal Talabani
british contact maintain nicer speaks
We think it's pretty important to maintain contact with the customer. And when you have someone who speaks with a British accent, they say things so much nicer than we do.
british-author english-poet feeble force seems
The beautiful seems right by force of beauty, and the feeble wrong because of weakness. Virginia Woolf
british-dramatist few remaining shopping suicide truths
The few remaining truths are graffiti, suicide notes, shopping lists.
british-musician fastest playing quietly succeed
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by other people's rules, while quietly playing by your own. Michael Korda
british people
In Britain, people thought I was British and for a long time, I'd do one movie or another and they wouldn't even know it was the same person. Rachel Griffiths
british cheap humble meat perception posh quality recovered sausages
Indeed, manufacturers are reinventing sausages as posh nosh with quality-led production, after the association with mechanically recovered meat and cheap fillers tarnished the perception of this humble British staple.
british-scientist class failed final surgery third year
In my final year I failed Medicine, scraped through Surgery but got a First Class in the third subject, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Sydney Brenner
british champagne cup duty freezing success
In anticipation of World Cup success this summer, I am freezing duty on champagne and on British sparkling wine. Gordon Brown
british-actor seems whatever work
I'm not always doing this work, but whatever I'm doing when I'm not doing this work seems to be as much a part of this as anything else. Daniel Lewis
british-actress call fairy moved practical purely uproar
I know there was uproar when I moved out of my fairy skirt, as I used to call it, into my trousers. That was purely for practical reasons! Sarah Sutton
british deep dreadful express families friends-or-friendship living lost others relatives sadness
I know that there will be many British families who will have lost friends and relatives and we all express our deep sadness and condolences at this loss. There will be others living with dreadful uncertainty. Tony Blair
british-author
I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved. T. S. Eliot
british george newspaper paper pension
It's paper archaeology from the pension applications, the newspaper accounts, the correspondence of George Washington, and some British journals.
british-novelist
It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him. Mitchell Reiss
british fellow
Then he is responsible for doing the same thing -- but to his fellow British people.
british-soldier morning next saw though
The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to.
british columbia coming ecstasy few grown last leaps rise seeing trend washington western
The new trend we're seeing up in western Washington coming down from British Columbia is a rise in ecstasy over the last few years. It's just grown in leaps and bounds.
british effort includes less proposal review spirit
The new proposal includes no review of the British rebate, and less effort for new members. That?s not the spirit of Europe.
british-musician good
You try to be moody when you're young and it had a good ring to it. Jim Capaldi
british-novelist catch final happens somebody violated
Then the final thing is enforcement. What happens when we actually catch somebody who has violated international law, rules, and regulations?
british-actress felt focus happened looks odd strong
The odd thing for me is the focus on looks which happened in the States. I'd always felt that was not going to be a strong point. Julia Ormond
british-soldier
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp. John Berry
british-author people
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them. Jackie Collins
british-author crying fields number ought pleased riders saved sell
The bank told us we ought to sell this house to pay off our overdraft. Riders saved the day. I was so pleased when it got to number one, I went all around the fields crying and crying. Jilly Cooper
british oscars point truth
The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry. Ian Mckellen
british-actor
The agency was desperate to get started with the commercials in 1976, but I was working on Star Wars. David Prowse
british cold
Swimming in the cold and the dark of British autumn is not for the faint-hearted. Sarah Hall
british fitness helped open reasons remained six superior titles win
Superior fitness is one of the reasons why I remained unbeaten for so long and it helped me to win six world titles and 10 British Open titles. Jahangir Khan
british-comedian comics drag
There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource. Johnny Vegas
british-scientist enormous fact literature properly
There was an enormous literature of stereochemical fact which had not been interpreted properly in its three-dimensional aspects.
british conflict gulf performance thank troops
I want to see the British troops to thank them for their magnificent performance during the Gulf conflict,
british-musician brought color found nuance playing shading supportive
Once I actually started playing with him, I found out how very supportive he was, how much color and shading and nuance he brought to the music. Benny Green