Quotes by british authors

Sometimes nudity is sexy. Sometimes it's not. Sometimes being clothed is more sexy than being nude. Helen Mirren
Sometimes Sexy More Than Clothed Being
Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are. Helen Mirren
Life You Sometimes Rest Big Run Running Running Away Part Well Makes Becomes Up Big Part Where Grew Your Who Away
I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.' Helen Mirren
You Woman Culture World Live Every Think Back Our Say Would Take Feminist Were Years Articulate Any May Refuse Want
We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be. Helen Mirren
Young Think Idiots Should
I was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous. Helen Mirren
Gorgeous Kind Cast Never Because Star
Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because I think that's their intention, to connect with each person's subconscious, and not to try and dictate. Helen Mirren
Work You Hate Try Subconscious Whatever Think Say About Having Because Always Dictate Person Intention Want Explain Connect Painters Each
It's so hard when you're young to look at older people and understand that they have been where you are. It's the weirdest thing. You just can't get your head around that, can you? You can't get your head around the fact that someone who is 60 was once 16, if you're 16. But the fact is they have been, and they remember it. Helen Mirren
You People Remember Young Older Once Someone Fact Head Weirdest Look Around Understand Been Get Just Where Your Hard Who Older People Thing
When you're young and beautiful, you're paranoid and miserable. Helen Mirren
Beautiful You Miserable Young Paranoid
I love witches and magic and dress-up and make-believe. Helena Bonham Carter
Love Dress-Up Magic Witches Make-Believe
All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark. Helena Bonham Carter
Dark Ancient Classic Scary Tales Fairy Fairy Tales Always Been
My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her. Henry Cavill
Thankful Family Woman People Strong Mother Made Other Incredibly Caring Extremely Strong Woman Support She Well Boy Five Loving Us Really Each Her Raised
Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go. Henry Cavill
You People Pressure Some People Thrive Down Ruin Some Angles Push Performance Also Go Want Which Your
As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring... A lot of Batman fans might say that. Henry Cavill
Good People Fans Superman Other Everyone Batman Say Says Find Boring Him Lot Might Much Why
Regrets are something you can't really have as an actor, because ultimately you'll end up destroying yourself... there's a lot of disappointment in this business. Henry Cavill
You Business Disappointment Yourself Destroying Something Because Ultimately Lot End Up Regrets Really Actor
England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson
Man Will Duty Every His Expects England Every Man
I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal! Horatio Nelson
Sometimes Signal Eye See Only Blind Really Right
When I follow my own head, I am, in general, much more correct in my judgment than following the opinion of others. Horatio Nelson
Judgment Own Others Correct Follow Following General My Own More Head Opinion Am Than Much
Show me a university which is a hotbed of thin-skinned offence-taking, where every unacceptable idea is policed and every person who happens to hold one is hounded out of a job, and I will show you a university that isn't a university but an ideological prison camp and indoctrination centre. Howard Jacobson
Me You Will Job Prison Every Unacceptable Out Idea Indoctrination Ideological Camp Person Where Hold Happens Which Centre Show Who University
People often think that you have a sense of humor because you think that life is funny. Life isn't funny at all. It's appalling and tragic. Howard Jacobson
Life Funny You Sense Of Humor People Humor Sense Think Because Tragic Often Appalling
To assert that antisemitism is unlike other racisms is not to claim a privilege for it. Hating a Jew is no worse than hating anyone else. Howard Jacobson
Other Else Unlike Worse Claim Hating Privilege Than Anyone Anyone Else Assert Jew
While salvation is a free gift, the 'winning Christ' can only be through unreserved consecration and unquestioning obedience. Nor is this a hardship, but the highest privilege. Hudson Taylor
Obedience Gift Christ Free Only Winning Through Highest Nor Privilege Salvation While Hardship
As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people, do we? Hugh Laurie
Good Tired Be Happy Happy Hate People Hero Good People Drama Kind-Hearted Would Minute About Morally Imperfection Take He Road Like House Always Got How Real Dull Friend Person Real Person Moved Refuses Away Last Resolutely
Believe it or not, perhaps I don't show it much, or well, but I think I like people. Hugh Laurie
People Believe Think Like Perhaps Well Much Show
Pain is an event. It happens to you, and you deal with it in whatever way you can. Hugh Laurie
You Whatever Pain Way Deal Happens Event
The secret of it is to read what you've got in front of you. Don't, if you suspect that something has a double meaning, don't pause. Don't put on a leery vocal expression if you know what I mean on radio. Don't sort of do anything other than read it. Humphrey Lyttelton
You Other Secret Vocal Something Put Know Read Sort Got Than Suspect Front Anything The Secret Of Mean Double Meaning Double Meaning Pause Radio Expression
All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour. Iain Duncan Smith
Government Money Problems Too Out Response Has-Been Classic Case Containing Supporting Limiting Doing Been Handing Behaviour Often Breakdown Dysfunctional Social Even Damage
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