Quotes of: British-airways Keyword

Reticence was clearly a national characteristic, even if the other person spoke French.

British Bulldog

Why, that means you’re just a … busybody. You could be anyone. You could be a journalist.’ 

British Bulldog

Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great.

Vivienne Westwood

Yes here's to the founding fathers—slave-owners, British citizens who didn't want to pay taxes...

Asterios Polyp

There will be no more British guys. Unless they are members of the royal family, of course.

Queen of Babble

The British Fashion Awards gives us the chance to commend not only the winners but celebrate all of the individuals that contribute to the incredible achievements that make London the best fashion destination in the world.

Natalie Massenet

For many, the icon of the British Museum is the Rosetta Stone, that administrative by-product of the Greek imperial adventure in Africa.

Neil MacGregor

A collection that embraces the whole world allows you to consider the whole world. That is what an institution such as the British Museum is for.

Neil MacGregor

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

I've never been embedded with American soldiers or British soldiers or Iraqi soldiers or any other.

Robert Fisk

The Bradshaws suggests an extraordinary civilisation that existed long before modern man reached the British Isles.

Richard Flanagan

The most satisfying accomplishment for me was winning the British Open in 1996. But the most rewarding times were the times on the mini tours.

Tom Lehman

Shakespeare's language does not require a British accent. It requires a facility with language, and that's all.

Joss Whedon

I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people.

Kristin Scott Thomas

The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American.

Lorna Luft

American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it? Pessimistic.

Max Irons

If my British film career was a girl, then I'd been hanging around outside her apartment a little bit too long.

Rufus Sewell

I've played the leads in two British TV series. I've done a bunch of mini-series. Everybody in Australia is a bit in awe of BBC. I've worked for there, and that was a great experience.

Robert Taylor

About 30% of fresh food is thrown away in supermarkets every day, although they will deny it. British households are throwing an estimated 30% of their food away, too.

Arthur Potts Dawson

I want to know where my food comes from and the conditions in which it's grown. I also want to embrace traditional British produce, and seasonality.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

I still read the British papers, but I've never been a Royalist, ever. It's funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England.

Paul Bettany