Quotes about british
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-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 commander
I am now a commander of the British Empire. Kevin Spacey
british cowards either executing rest
Blair... is accusing us of executing British soldiers. We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody. They are either killed in battle, most of them get killed because they are cowards anyway, the rest they just get captured. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
british-musician good pull
Pull the good out of it and not worry about the drawbacks. Chris Squire
british-musician
You're only as big as your last hit.
british-novelist men practice preach
Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God? Roald Dahl
british-statesman days frequently wiser
In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice. Lord Chesterfield
british certain chivalry men sucker
I find British men very gentlemanly... like opening doors. There is a certain chivalry about British men which I like, and I'm a sucker for an accent. Rachel McAdams
british-statesman work
He didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work. Norman Tebbit
british-comedian comic costume decide parody
We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight. Dawn French
british-comedian eat hours loads lots six stay taken turn watch
Turn up your radio. Watch lots of telly and eat loads of choc. Feel guilty. Stay up all night. Learn everything in six hours that has taken you two years to compile. That's how I did it.
british-musician critics-and-criticism somehow took
Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart. Dusty Springfield
british-musician
I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else.
british-musician
I find it an effort to keep up appearances.