Quotes about british
british-actor
I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about. Adam Rickitt
british-musician smash
I think I'm really powerful. They'll smash me, probably. Marianne Faithfull
british-novelist except form knew less next novel straight
I did not think much what I was writing them for, except that I knew I wanted my next novel to be in some less conventional form than straight narrative.
british-novelist gave novels romantic
After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time; I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it.
british-novelist god
It connects with the theologians' point that you can say what God is not, but not (easily) what He is.
british comedians comedy earned funny living main paid people variety within
Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part of the theatre, and comedians earned a living by being funny. Now you have comedy in television instead. Comedians now have to be funny within a play. Norman Wisdom
british cannot impact internet
You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion. Natalie Massenet
british-actress case covered hot knew work
I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet. Natasha Richardson
british field financial harder higher historians isolated kings life oxford quite students supposed work
As a financial historian, I was quite isolated in Oxford - British historians are supposed to write about kings - so the quality of intellectual life in my field is much higher at Harvard. The students work harder there. Niall Ferguson
british cheaper clothing good overseas quality retailers source stayed
While many retailers went overseas to get cheaper good quality products, M&S stayed with British sources. Now, like everyone else, they source about 80% of their clothing from abroad.
british-musician harry lovely remembered voice whether
Whether I want to or not, I think I will be remembered for 'Harry Potter,' but why not? How lovely to be remembered as the voice of Harry Potter. Jim Dale
british-musician decided ourselves singles sort
We've always decided ourselves what we wanted to put out as our singles and that sort of things. John Deacon
british-actor goes good invading people rewritten seem spectators stay upside
I am the reassurance that they have not changed. In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were. Kenneth More
british-actor goes good invading people rewritten seem spectators stay upside
In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were.
british-actor mr remind sir
Oh, Mr Coward, sir - I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father!
british calls compared cost people percent saying service standard wipe
What we're saying to people is 'Look, we'll wipe that (Internet access) cost out for you, but make your other calls through our service and we'll give you discounts (of 30 percent compared with standard British Telecom rates), Paul Goodman
british-actor costume gave human rounded shape
When we first put the costume on, you could see the human shape underneath, so the padding gave Chewie his rounded shape, really. Peter Mayhew
british deliver government policing position
Sinn Fein's position on policing is very clear-cut -- when the British government delivers on the commitments it has made, I will deliver on the commitments I have made. Gerry Adams
british-novelist folks mainly mind places walk
Mind you, even in places where I'm much better known, I walk in anonymity, mainly because folks know authors' names, but not their faces. Bernard Cornwell
british-actress catch god left married ourselves shelf thank ultimate
Me and my married friends catch ourselves going, 'Oh, thank God we haven't been left on the shelf for ever,' because that is now the ultimate fear. Daisy Donovan
british-scientist preferred
Many transition states have a well-defined preferred geometrical requirement.
british-actor goods money perfume pocket selling street supposedly
So I used to put money in my pocket while working on the street corners, selling perfume and jewelry, and other goods that were supposedly expensive. Jason Statham
british culture desire english-novelist history life period primarily rather
So it was primarily a desire to write about that period in one's life rather than that period in history or in British culture or whatever. Jonathan Coe
british-novelist format
So, in a sense, the verification piece is irrelevant to the format issue. Mitchell Reiss
british-novelist complete fact good guess industry lack quickly side struck undone
So I guess the complete lack of any new developments is what struck me. That and the fact that much of the good we had done for the artists' side of the industry with G.O.D. had been just as quickly undone by the big boys.
british
You are part of our Great British family. Boris Johnson
british-actor characters female identify
Usually I identify with the female characters - all of them, actually... their strengths, their weaknesses, their fears, their passions. Leslie Banks
british-scientist depth explored feet major miles
We explored about 180 miles of exposures, ranging from a depth of about 300 feet to 50 feet, before we undertook any major digging. Louis Leakey
british brought expect five gets japan life matters spent subtleties though understand
Even though I spent the first five years of my life in Nagasaki, going to Japan can be really difficult. Even if they know I've been brought up in the West, they still expect me to understand all the subtleties of their culture, and if I get it wrong, it matters much more than if a British person gets it wrong. I find it intimidating. Kazuo Ishiguro
british-dramatist fire jewish legitimate sent suicide towns
When towns have sent out suicide bombers to fire incessantly and indiscriminately into Jewish communities, they become legitimate targets.
british classic economies european examples great next obviously scheme tons weight
There are tons of examples of U.K. and European mistakes. A classic one is pensions. That's obviously not an America-specific thing. The British and European economies are suffering under the weight of what is to come. The next great Ponzi scheme after Madoff is probably pensions. Dambisa Moyo
british-actor cases cast choices direction terms within
There are many cases where the direction of the play comes from within the cast of actors, especially in terms of the choices in performance. Jared Harris
british-statesman business found great guiding himself learning man
They are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.