Quotes about british
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 concerned lifelong media radiation remained research
My first research was concerned with propagation of radiation through inhomogeneous transparent media and this has remained a lifelong interest. Antony Hewish
british-actor human poetry state talk terrifying
My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write it or they're embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence. Peter Davison
british falls fire great heroic history leadership legend nation nelson reminds span stands value
Nelson was a great hero. In the whole span of British history he still stands as one of the greatest. The legend reminds us of the great value of heroic leadership when a nation falls under fire and stress,
british-novelist course expected seemed time wrong
Of course there will be disappointments and the way will not always be as I expected it. But if it seemed easy, then that would be the time to worry that I am on the wrong path. Anne Perry
british commit correct course face forces growing history iraq learn lessons responsibility threat wrenching
Of course the decision to commit British forces in Iraq was, for many MPs, a wrenching choice. However, our responsibility in the face of a growing ISIS threat is not to be paralysed by history, but to learn the correct lessons from it. Douglas Alexander
british-actor quite touches
Occasionally I do things against my inner voice, but you really should go for the thing that touches you most-even if you don't quite know why it does. Alan Bates
british-scientist create fact profound simplest takes
Of all these examples, the simplest but the most profound is the fact that it takes at least two somethings to create a difference. Gregory Bateson
british-scientist easily lose nature precaution seems taken value
Nature seems to have taken every precaution that these, her choicest treasures, may not lose value by being too easily obtained. Alfred Russel Wallace
british-actor people
On film sets, people get put down in public a lot. David Warner
british player top
Murray will be the top British player for many years, Greg Rusedski
british-actor george
My agent set up a meeting with George Lucas. They were casting in England. David Prowse
british study travel
More than 13,000 Malaysians travel to the U.K. to study in British universities every year. Najib Razak
british-musician business definitely involved living mean music sorts
No, I mean we'd all definitely involved in the music business someway or another, because we're all living with it, and in it, and also we've got all sorts of things we would like to do. John Deacon
british-musician character drawing letter next song trying written
Next to the drawing - I'm not really even trying to write a song - I had written a letter and this character who had become Mr. Fantasy. Jim Capaldi
british citizen concern grave matter
Obviously, it is a matter of grave concern that a British citizen has been killed, Jack Straw
british-musician came door happy knocking mean morning playing practicing quite
When you came knocking on the door this morning I was quite happy playing the guitar, for fun, I mean and not practicing and I'll always be that way. Eric Clapton
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.
british-statesman general improvement mankind supposed taking
They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular.
british-statesman cause evolution force
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law.
british-statesman great life ought
A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation.
british-statesman cannot emotions
You cannot demonstrate an emotion or prove an aspiration.
british-statesman duty examine laws religion sure worship
Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.
british-statesman good hold unless
Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.
british-statesman brought good proverb
A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
british-statesman literature
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
british-statesman man
No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.
british-statesman business great life
The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without and to depart.
british difficult fail terribly
Should the British fail on that, then it will be terribly difficult for Austria to resolve. Goran Persson