Quotes by british authors

There is a fine line between serendipity and stalking. David Coleman

Stalking Fine Fine Line Between Line Serendipity

All political careers end in failure, but few did it so quickly as David Cameron's. He came to power promising not to 'bang on about Europe' and ended up having the continent's name chiselled into the lid of his political coffin. David Hepworth

Failure Political Power Few Promising Lid About Having David He Name Continent Came His Cameron End Up Quickly Did Bang Ended Europe Coffin Careers

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat. David Millar

Nature People Money Will Inevitable Human Nature Ways Cheat Cheaters Involved Glory Always Dictates Going Human Where

It is not by the absolute quantity of produce obtained by either class, that we can correctly judge of the rate of profit, rent, and wages, but by the quantity of labour required to obtain that produce. David Ricardo

Class Judge Profit Correctly Rate Absolute Obtain Obtained Quantity Rent Wages Labour Either Produce Required

I don't know what the future holds, but I have to be confident about it. It's just the way I am. Dawn French

Future Way About Know Am Confident Just Holds

It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top. Deborah Bull

You Physics Speed Top Spinning Magic Like Upright Turn Keeps

The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not? Dennis Potter

Writing Amazing Leap Metaphor Human Create Strangest Thing Speech

Metaphor is embodied in language. Dennis Potter

Language Embodied Metaphor

Radio voices have a solid, even texture. Dev Hynes

Solid Voices Texture Radio Even

I believe every abortion is a tragedy. Diane Abbott

Abortion Believe Every Tragedy

You learn from mistakes. Diane Abbott

You Mistakes Learn

The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it. Dido Armstrong

You Blame Sometimes Older Other Significant Significant Other Direction Drifting More Toward Opposite Opposite Direction Get Anybody Realize Your

It's not about being thin, it's about being healthy. And when you are a child you like to eat all these unhealthy things like chocolate and sweets. Oh my God. I love strawberries dipped in chocolate and Lion bars and Toffee Crisps - and as you grow up, you have to learn that those things are only good in moderation or you will become very fat. Dionne Bromfield

Lion Love God Good You Will Become Healthy Those Eat About Only Like Learn Up Very Child Moderation Oh Oh My God Being Unhealthy Chocolate Sweets Bars Grow Grow Up Strawberries Thin Things Fat

My daughter is the funniest person I know, and I couldn't imagine my life without her. Donna Air

Life My Life Daughter Know Without Person Her Imagine Funniest

I don't stress about things I can't change, so if I have a day when I don't look great, I don't look in the mirror! I try to fit in one session of Bikram yoga and one run a week and, if I can, one swim, but that's pushing it. Donna Air

Day Great Change Try Stress Mirror Run About Week Pushing Look Fit Yoga Swim Things Session

Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous. Dorothy L. Sayers

Dangerous Job Other Those Some Make Person Who

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire. Douglas Bader

Me Somewhere Top Bit Tried Spitfire Had Longer Caught Leave Odd Leg Realized Then Cockpit Appearance Right

Being born in a stable does not make one a horse. Duke of Wellington

Born Horse Make Does Stable Being

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill. Duke of Wellington

War Art Other Side Guessing Consists Hill Art Of War Whole

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them. Duke of Wellington

Gave Extraordinary Stay Affair Discuss Wanted Orders Them

Hell, have I been a hell-raiser! Dusty Springfield

Hell Been

If you've never seen an elephant ski, you've never been on acid. Eddie Izzard

You Seen Never Been Acid Ski Elephant

I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less. Eddie Izzard

Live More Die Wanna Less