Quotes of: Britain Keyword

I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America's and juicier than Britain's. I think it's a cross between the two of them, really.

Scott Thompson

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

Stephen Hawking

In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised.

David Miliband

I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been a screw-up.

Clint Eastwood

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.

George Mikes

It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis.

Michael Apted

Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.

Yotam Ottolenghi

What royal families are very good at doing is surviving and reinventing themselves. That's true whether it's a constitutional monarchy in Britain or an authoritarian monarchy.

Robert Lacey

To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.

Philip Hammond

Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite.

Heather Brooke

The Vikings colonized Britain, and a lot of our modern day towns are named after Viking names that settled these big towns.

George Blagden

I don't think wood was discovered in Britain until the 1970's. That's when I discovered it anyway.

Craig Ferguson

The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.

Emily Greene Balch

Britain, and my hometown, will always be with me wherever I go and whatever I do - but I prefer to live in California.

Eric Burdon

I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country.

Helen Mirren

People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character.

John Oliver

I think our people in Britain have a normative expectation of ethical conduct.

Jonathan Sacks

What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

David Lloyd George

Britain's an island; it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place.

John Lydon

Unemployment is due to the large import of goods from Britain and other countries. The Government haven't used the powers which they have for the benefit of the country.

Eamon de Valera

The first book I did - the first successful book - was a kind of a travel book, and publishers in Britain encouraged me to do more.

Bill Bryson