British Quotes

Anyone that knows me knows what I'm about, and I'm very much a British actor, a European actor. Robert Carlyle
Me About Knows Very Anyone Much European Actor British
I've never been embedded with American soldiers or British soldiers or Iraqi soldiers or any other. Robert Fisk
Other Soldiers Embedded Never Been Iraqi American Any American Soldiers British
Science fiction has always been a means for political comment. H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' wasn't about a Martian invasion - it was a critique of British colonialism, and... 'The Time Machine' is really an indictment of the British class system. Robert J. Sawyer
War Time Class Science Political Colonialism Worlds Machine System Critique Indictment Martian About Invasion Science Fiction Always Been Comment Fiction Really Means British
Nothing is as hard as working on a British soap in this industry. Robert Kazinsky
Nothing Industry Soap Working Hard British
The British 'A Night to Remember' is so beautifully done and so well-constructed. Robert Osborne
Remember Beautifully Done Night British
I'm British - ostensibly British - but I don't know where I really belong, you know? Robert Plant
You Know Where Really Belong British
Reality shows. I'll watch them, but I won't tell anyone I'll watch them. I remember when the first British 'Big Brother' was on. I watched that Nasty Nick. I never watched it since, but I watched the first one. I was mesmerized. Don't tell anyone! Robert Taylor
Reality Remember First Big Tell Brother Never Remember When Since Mesmerized First One Big Brother Nasty Anyone Them Reality Shows Shows Nick Watch Watched British
The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium. Robert Trout
Destruction Ugly Crimes India Seizure Takeover Empire Most Opium China Aspect Use Flood British British Empire
Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats. Robert Trout
Today You British Press Press Would Never Empire Learn Read Were Forgets Defeats British British Empire
Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived. Robert Trout
Before Medicine Addiction Had Although Opium Arrived Chinese Used Widespread British
I grew up watching British comedy on TV, really. Robert Webb
Comedy TV Up Grew Really Watching British
It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their achievements. Robert Winston
Time Animals Research Hiding Colleagues Worthwhile Instead Got Real Doing Achievements Boasting Should Use British Universities
Although I'm living in California, I'm very proud to be British. Rod Stewart
Living California Although Proud Very British
It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record. Roger Bannister
Record Had Always Been Hold Mile Preoccupation British
My younger brother ended up the British chess champion 10 times, a record. Roger Penrose
Champion Brother Record Chess Up Times Ended Younger Younger Brother British
Rattigan's world demanded unwavering trust in principles, loyalty, and virtue. At the time of this play - Rattigan was writing this play in 1947 about an incident that took place in 1914 - should a boy say he didn't do something, his father would believe him; a British father would take the defense of his son's honor to his grave. Roger Rees
Time Loyalty Trust Son Writing World Father Honor Believe Defense Took Virtue Say Would About Something Take He Demanded Him Principles Unwavering Boy His Place Should Incident Grave Play British
Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family. Roland Joffe
Food Family Meal Down Indian Sitting Different British
I regard myself as being enormously lucky to have been accepted by the British public in so many areas. Rolf Harris
Myself Area Accepted Been Being Regard Public Many Lucky British
In London, I discovered a peculiar building by Holland Park where the globe was shrunk to fit a British perspective, but which had a library with Sri Lankan books I had never seen before. Romesh Gunesekera
Library Perspective Seen Building Before Books London Park Never Had Globe Discovered Fit Where Which Holland Shrunk British Peculiar
I've always loved American stand-up. Richard Pryor is one of the main reasons I got into stand-up. After Pryor, I made my way through the other great American comics, then finally got into the British ones over here. Romesh Ranganathan
Great Made Great American Other Finally Way Through Main Over Always Got Comics American Pryor After Loved Richard Then Richard Pryor Reasons Here British
When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy. Romesh Ranganathan
Love Comedy First Before Fell American Started Watching British
I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets. Ron Moody
Work New Things Recession No Regrets Could New Industry Offered America Roles Wanted Regrets Worked England Film Film Industry Things British
As for the British churchman, he goes to church as he goes to the bathroom, with the minimum of fuss and no explanation if he can help it. Ronald Blythe
Church Bathroom Fuss Minimum He Goes Explanation Help British
Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion. Ronnie Wood
White Invasion Only Most Discovered American Blues British
It's harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the 'Great British Bake-Off' and 'Tumble.' We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power. Rory Bremner
Politics Truth Great Satire World Seriously Power Analysis Cries Our Out Distracted Insight Take Drown Unto Greater Rediscover Understand Tradition Issues Scorn Than Tumble Bread While Should Sea Speaking Harder British
The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have always felt more of a connection with the U.K. than with Ireland. Rory McIlroy
Way Brought More Fact Know Felt Always Up Ireland Irish Than Maybe Connection British
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