Quotes about british
british-author foxes interest lives peace sincere
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. George Eliot
british-author consists denying
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
british-author great jokes strain taste
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
british carefully farming great green handsome landscape likely natural replaced river since valley
Sheep farming is heavily subsidized in Great Britain. Without the subsidies, the green grazing in the valley of the River Exe would be gone. The handsome agricultural landscape of which the British are so proud, carefully husbanded since Boudicca's day, would be replaced by natural growth. The most likely growth is real-estate developments. P. J. O'Rourke
british-actor finger kinda labels punk record though
Even though we're not the most punk rock band, the way we've done things is pretty punk rock. Just kinda say it with a big middle finger to the record labels and do it ourselves. Brandon Thomas
british-actor pedal putting
It's about putting the pedal to the metal and not asking any questions at all and just going for it.
british-actor either hands happy line three tweak until
If someone is not happy with one thing we either tweak it until they're happy with it. We all know where that line is, where you have to be three hands up.
british-musician
My upbringing was very straightforward suburban working class upbringing. Billy Bragg
british-musician line people rejected school secondary skilled sort technical work
Most of the people that I went to school with - I went to secondary school - we were educated to go and work in the line at Ford's, and if we were lucky, technical skilled labor. I sort of rejected that, and thought I wanted to do something else.
british-musician case modern people trying worthwhile
I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.
british cease theatre tradition
If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist. David Soul
british-scientist external impact internal matter object particular passage pursue shall stable stress unchanging variable
If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular external or internal variable or, perhaps, that it resists the passage of time. Gregory Bateson
british-scientist high paintings reach winds within
Tracing the paintings was often complicated because of high winds and by the difficulties of getting within reach of the paintings. Louis Leakey
british consider
I do consider myself British. I have very strong feelings about my British heritage. Slash
british-musician record soundtrack
We were contracted to make a soundtrack album but there really wasn't enough new material in the movie to make a new record that I thought was interesting. Roger Waters
british-scientist call designed machines point processing program stay time word
Now the whole point about machines is they are designed not to be random. When you call up a word processing program on your computer, you don't want it to be different every time you call it up. You want it to stay the same. Rupert Sheldrake
british-author known
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.
british-author dog fine mine youth
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.
british-musician good incredibly music people possible
We want to get this good music to as many people as possible because I think it heals, it soothes, I think music is incredibly important, especially in today's chaos. Graham Nash
british-musician cut fast lucky money worked
We only had enough money really to cut 10 things and be in there for a month because it's expensive, you know. And, singer/songwriters, today are lucky if they can get a deal, you know. So, we actually worked so fast that we really cut 20 things.
british-comedian chop legs
So he said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.' Tommy Cooper
british-novelist ken next worn
Yes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men. William Watson
british-musician russell talk
You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music. Benny Green
british-musician gave gives passed people rest
Just to have that sense of family, it gives you something that you know you need to take care of for the rest of your life. People gave it to him, and he passed it on to us.
british-musician parts realize
I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky.
british-musician listen playing trust
We have fun, we listen to one another, we challenge one another, we trust one another. We're doing what we enjoy, and we're not just playing for each other, we're playing for the people.
british-musician cue fact playing
Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed.
british-musician develop intention jazz people player voice
He would catapult you forward, and that was his intention with the Jazz Messengers. He would take young people with a potential and help them develop a voice as a player and as a writer.
british-musician
I don't really have a lot of hobbies. I listen to a lot of spoken word. I get books on tape.
british-musician chance experience gave gigs integrate playing realize
Just to be around that, to feel a part of it and be able to integrate the experience while I was with the Messengers, of going and playing gigs with other drummers, gave me the chance to realize that it was not just me that was making it happen.
british-musician conversation playing rapport separation
I think there's a natural chemistry between us as friends; and there's really no separation between the rapport that we feel when we're in conversation and when we're playing music, it's one in the same.
british-musician performed playing time various
The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.
british-musician harmonies instead juggler
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.