Quotes about british
british created directly divisions due duplicity empire ethnic imperial influenced larger problem religious violence whatever
In a much larger sense, the problem of Sabah is directly influenced by the duplicity of imperial Britain. For whatever devious reason, the dismantling of the British empire created divisions and violence due to ethnic and religious differences.
british fantastic grew wear
I grew up in the countryside and always used to wear my parents' Barbour jackets. It is a fantastic British heritage brand. Alice Temperley
british empire greek heroes public school turned war
I've always felt, with 'The Iliad,' a real frustration that it's read wrong. That it's turned into this public school poem, which I don't think it is. That glamorising of war, and white-limbed, flowing-haired Greek heroes - it's become a cliched, British empire part of our culture. Alice Oswald
british-musician constant leaves state stay
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face. Dana Carvey
british-actor diving totally
We were diving in caves. It wasn't totally safe. Jason Statham
british-actor sequence
The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.
british science side stories
I think there's always been a traditionally apocalyptic side to British science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards. I mean, most of Wells' stories are potentially apocalyptic in some sense or another. Alan Moore
british-scientist idol whom
Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself. Arthur Eddington
british-scientist mind possible
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them.
british-scientist
Something unknown is doing we don't know what.
british-scientist competent distant future hope judgment shall sound understand
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.
british-scientist footprint shores
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown.
british slang
The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun. Dennis Farina
british-dramatist mouths
The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in. Dennis Potter
british-actress disrupted life travel
I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.
british-actress cured good
The trouble with being a hypochondriac these days is that antibiotics have cured all the good diseases.
british-historian life
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice. Lord Acton
british-actress paid
Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery. Lillie Langtry
british-actress nor shall
I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less.
british-actress
Really, in a way, I took over the male role. Honor Blackman
british-actress cathy taking
In fact, I'll be taking a lot of Cathy Gale with me. I expect that was why I was chosen for the part.
british-actress catherine female viewers
Female television viewers paid attention to Catherine Gale.
british courses dozen far favorite flow great holes naturally particular perfect picture playing rarely round sight sound west whenever whose
Whenever I dream of playing a perfect round of golf, which I rarely do more than a dozen times a day, I picture myself on one of my favorite British Open-style links, and in particular the great courses of the west of Ireland, whose holes flow through naturally bunkered dunesland never far from the sight or sound of surf. Henry Beard
british-comedian exist experts field people phone pick position rather share
We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge. Rory Bremner
british developed episode free large market might money movement rather truth
The truth is that the free movement of goods, people, and money that developed under British hegemony between 1870 and 1913 - the first episode of globalization - was made possible, in large part, by military might rather than market forces. Ha-Joon Chang
british-actor fan football massive
No, I'm not a lager lout either. I think you have to be a massive football fan to be a lager lout. Hugh Dancy
british-actor
Because I don't really think of myself as a hunk, to be honest.
british-scientist forced man possession truth
A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender. Thomas Browne
british-actor
Bring back dueling, I say. Drive-by sword fight. Tim Roth
british-scientist decline goes period
Nature's laws must be obeyed, and the period of decline begins, and goes on with accelerated rapidity.
british-scientist felt
For a deeper interest in the Moon than I ever felt before.
british-scientist contained human purpose sacred strongly truths
All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings. William Herschel
british-actress truth
I would not have done much differently, but I would have loved to have done everything better. The truth is, I think I was just getting warmed up when the era ended. William Jackson