Quotes by British After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the British Expedition under Scott, there remained but one great main object of Antarctic journeying - the crossing of the South Polar continent from sea to sea Ernest Shackleton expeditions british sea Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and over budget. Evan Davis engineering british projects Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing through a transition, or a turning point, or a transformation; nobody is quite sure which. Ferdinand Mount british transformation transition I love Britain, I lived there for nine years doing shows and things, but I don't know what a British sensibility is. I'd like to have someone tell me what an American sensibility is. Frank Oz british nine years The British have always coped without becoming a dictatorship. Frederick Forsyth british becoming literature People often presume I'm from whatever country they're from. So Americans presume I'm American and the British presume I'm British. And they're surprised to discover I actually am Australian. And actually some Australians are surprised too. Garth Nix british country people Most British statesmen have either drunk too much or womanised too much. I never fell into the second category. George Brown, Baron George-Brown british drunk too-much The hard left is a very small section of the British population and I myself am not hard left. I am a traditional Labour left-winger. George Galloway british left population Courtesy is not dead - it has merely taken refuge in Great Britain. Georges Duhamel courtesy british taken I always felt I wasn't completely American and I wasn't completely British: there was a feeling of having my feet in both places. Gillian Anderson british feet feelings I am certainly not racist; I even like the British. Giorgio Moroder british racist I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen. Glynis Johns british majority play The British are absolutely hung up on class, and whenever they start to really - class for the English is like sex for Americans: They start to shake all over when the subject comes up. Gore Vidal british class sex I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish Guillermo Cabrera Infante british literature writing I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course Guillermo Cabrera Infante british london writing I really appreciate the British part of my family. Helle Thorning-Schmidt british my-family appreciate I have had and still do have every confidence in Paul Nitze, a man whom I have known for decades, one of the wisest servants of the American nation but always willing and capable of taking into account the interests of their allies, whoever: the British, or the French or the Germans or others. Helmut Schmidt allies british men Americans are very good at animating voices. I don't know why. They have a freedom with them that we British actors find more difficult to get to. Helen Mirren british voice actors However British you may be, I am more British still. Henry James british stills may I dont like Jews. Or colored folk. Or natives, now that you mention it...I bet you like Catholics. Cant stand them either. Nor women, Fabians, Socialists, homosexuals, Asians, or British. Herbert homosexual british catholic «1234567891011»
