British Quotes

The setting of 'Billy Elliot' is the British miners' strike of 1984-85, about which the average American playgoer knows absolutely nothing. Terry Teachout
Nothing Setting Strike Miners About Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Knows American Which Average Average American Billy British
Tom Stoppard, the English-speaking world's brainiest playwright, thinks that British audiences have grown too dumb to understand his plays. Terry Teachout
World Playwright Too Understand Audiences His Dumb English-Speaking Tom Grown Thinks British Plays
I don't think there's a public in the world who respond like the British to a call for charity. Terry Wogan
Charity World Think Respond Like Call Public Who British
British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get. Theo James
First Cash Get Commission Shows British
In the 1960s, my first-generation immigrant parents were gifted the olive branch of a blue British passport when working for the British Army in Cyprus. It completely transformed the Paphitis story. Theo Paphitis
Army Parents Gifted Immigrant Were Passport Branch Blue Story Transformed Working Cyprus Olive British
The high street is not a retail thing: it's a social thing, part of the British lifestyle. And I say that as someone who started his life on Limassol high street in Cyprus. Theo Paphitis
Life Say High Someone Lifestyle Retail Part His Social Who Cyprus Street Thing Started British
The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through much of history, humour has been considered cheap, and laughter something for the lower orders. But British aristocrats didn't care a damn about what people thought of them, so they made humour acceptable. Theodore Zeldin
History People Care Thought Laughter Made National Sense Damn Humour Virtue Considered Has-Been About Something Through Cheap Aristocrat Acceptable Because Odd Been Orders Them Turned Much Lower British
The use of water cannon could have changed the face of British policing; it would have made a huge difference to British policing. Theresa May
Water Made Face Changed Would Could Policing Huge Huge Difference Difference Cannon Use British
The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society. Theresa May
Needs Family Relationship Simple Three Pay Society Way Those System Able Come Principles Genuine Integrate Migration Should Who Here Two Basis British
The British people have spoken, and there will be a different future for the U.K. - different but a brighter, more optimistic future. We may have to go through some difficult times to get there, but get there we will. Theresa May
Future People Will Difficult British People Some More Through Spoken Go Optimistic Times Get May Different Brighter British Difficult Times
Our manifesto to the British people promised to finish the job of police reform. And that is exactly what I intend to do. Theresa May
People Police Job British People Our Promised Exactly Exactly What Finish Reform Intend Manifesto British
I went to the Alabama public schools at a time when my English teachers, all but one of whom was a woman, taught nothing but the classics. They revered the great British and American writers. Thomas H. Cook
Time Great Woman Nothing Public Schools Classics Writers Schools Revered American Taught Public Teachers English American Writers Whom Alabama British
Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days. Thomas Haden Church
Feeling Sideways Pretty Only Winning Between Days Announcing Academy Golden Which Received Humbled British
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Thomas Hardy
Success Constitution Practice Owes Like She Principle Her British
I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now. Tibor Fischer
Half Sense Other Back Humour About Council Arguing Had Sure Still Were Lots German Literature While Them Convinced Event Now Professors British
Understand me, Hollywood miniseries are very popular in England. But British miniseries make a tremendous mark on the national consciousness. They become part of the national culture and mythology... at least for a time. Tim Pigott-Smith
Time Me Culture Become National Mark Tremendous Mythology Part Make Understand Least Very Hollywood England Popular Consciousness British
To find a new British composer who is really good is rare. Tim Rice
Good Rare Find Composer New Really Who British
There just seems to be more acceptance now of... other kinds of British films, than the picture-postcard ones. Tim Roth
Acceptance Films Other Kinds Seems More Than Just Now British
The British Isles are awash with the choice of beautiful historic churches, abbeys, and cathedrals where one king or another has tied the knot and bestowed a royal precedent. Tina Brown
Beautiful King Churches Bestowed Knot Cathedrals Tied Another Historic Precedent Where Choice Royal British
Until 1869, when they were banned, debtors' prisons were the great incinerators of British reputations. Those who were unable to pay their bills were jailed until their creditors were paid - an unlikely event, given that the prisoner was unable to work. Tina Brown
Work Great Prisoner Pay Unlikely Those Unable Given Until Prisons Were Debtors Jailed Banned Reputations Paid Who Bills Event Creditors British
My glasses are from Cutler & Gross. They're not prescription: I just love wearing them. I used to wear Ray-Ban a lot and then I realised that a lot of the things I've started going for are a little bit more refined. I liked the fact that I was supporting a British brand, somebody I could have a relationship with and people that I could talk to. Tinie Tempah
Love Relationship People Glasses Somebody Bit Wear Wearing More Fact Could Supporting Liked Talk Lot Refined Brand Going Just Realised Little Little Bit Them Then Used Gross Prescription Things Started British
Alice Oswald. With Hughes and Heaney gone, people are looking around for the best British and Irish poets. Oswald is one of our finest. Tobias Hill
Best People Looking Gone Oswald Alice Our Finest Poets Around Irish Hughes British
British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level. Tom Ford
You Men Style Every Else See More Lot Than Anywhere Anywhere Else Level Streets Here British
I've done my share of period stuff. I'm not sure why, but people say I have a period face. The bread and butter of British TV is Jane Austen adaptations and bridges and bonnets and boats and horses. Tom Hiddleston
People Face Say TV People Say Horses Share Stuff Period Sure Austen Done Bread Jane Jane Austen Boats Bridges Why Butter British Adaptation
After my grandfather's plane took enemy fire, he was denied permission to land at the first available airstrip. In that classic British bureaucratic way, they said he had to go back to your own airbase in the Midlands. They crashed between the coast and the airfield. Tom Hooper
Enemy Fire First Own Took Back Way Classic Had He Between Said Permission Go Denied Bureaucratic After Crashed Available Land Grandfather Plane Your Coast British
I have always liked clothes and fashion. And really, being a British male, I am automatically the best dressed person in any room - especially in America. Tom Odell
Best Fashion Clothes Dressed Liked Always Am Male Person America Any Being Automatically Room Really British
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