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Quotes About British

The British public deserve real choices not forced, technocratic arguments about variations of the same dead end arguments.
~ Clive Lewis
I speak pretty fluent American, though I do so with a strong British accent, and I love America: The scale and the variety of it are astonishing to someone not born there, and I'm convinced that its energy and generosity have somehow rubbed off on me and affected my writing. For the better.
~ Laurie Graham
If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty in those days ordered exotic cars in huge numbers.
~ Mark Shand
Money's Too Tight to Mention' was about as big an anti-Thatcherite message as you can get in pop music. There was a vast swath of the British media at that time that were rabid Thatcherites; do you think they are going to take kindly to me? Then I got hit by the left, because we were too popular.
~ Mick Hucknall
When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner.
~ Vince Cable
I have tried a Sunday roast with some British friends and really enjoyed it. But I try to eat really clean - that means a lot of vegetables.
~ Ashley Roberts
Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
~ Yotam Ottolenghi
British boxing fans are amazing, and the O2 is one of the best venues in the world.
~ Paulie Malignaggi
There is always going to be competition from other countries and different venues who want to host a race, but the British GP is a must have.
~ Christian Horner
Some MPs, some very senior civil servants and others, are basically conspiring - and I use the word deliberately - in order to try and prevent us from leaving the E.U. They have never accepted the verdict of the British people in the referendum.
~ Mark Francois
I watch a lot of British television so people like Olivia Coleman, Sheridan Smith and Jodie Comer continue to inspire me with their versatility and story telling in British television.
~ Mandip Gill
My number one horror movie is the '60s British version of 'Ten Little Indians.' This movie scared me to death when I was a kid - I still dream about it.
~ Chris March
American television constantly tries to co-op British comedy and create their own version of it. Most of the time it doesn't work; obviously, in the case of 'The Office,' it did. But a lot of times, it doesn't really work.
~ Chris Hardwick
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
~ Sade Adu
Alana looked down her nose at Deborah. Naturally, from her great height she would have to, but there was more to it than that. She gave Debs that look of condescending amusement that only the Brits can really master, and said, "What would you like it to mean, Sergeant?" And she made "sergeant" sound like some kind of funny insect, which was not lost on my sister. She blushed.
~ Jeff Lindsay
Rommel was convinced that the mind of the British commander was his enemy's greatest weakness.
~ Jeff Shaara
Whenever you're interviewed, think British, act Yiddish
~ Jeffrey Archer
log fire, enjoying tea and crumpets
~ Jeffrey Archer
Since 1990, British hospital admissions for food allergies have increased more than 500 percent, and one of the causes is that our diets have changed and expanded to include more processed foods.
~ Jen Lancaster
Racing cars which have been converted for road use never really work. It's like making a hard core adult film, and then editing it so that it can be shown in British hotels. You'd just end up with a sort of half hour close up of some bloke's sweaty face.
~ Jeremy Clarkson
The Seven Years War of 1756–63 has often been considered the first 'world war'. It certainly shares its European origins with the First and Second World Wars. But it might also be considered the point at which the British recognized the extent to which their destiny lay not in Europe but elsewhere.
~ Jeremy Paxman
The British statesmen Ernest Bevin once quipped that "the kingdom of heaven may run on righteousness, but the kingdom of earth runs on oil.
~ Jeremy Rifkin
The British version of 'Shit My Dad Says' is really entertaining.
~ Jeremy Scahill
who weighs about twelve stone. 
~ Jerome K. Jerome