Quotes of: British-press Keyword

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence.

Ninette de Valois

All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there.

Paris Hilton

If you read the 'Daily Mail,' you would imagine that the British middle classes lead lives of unremitting misery.

Simon Hoggart

American audiences tend to be more expressive than British ones.

Simon Pegg

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.

Kanye West

I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

Kate Winslet

Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'.

Linda Evangelista

I think that young British designers have a kind of fearlessness in they way they approach fashion.

Monika Chiang

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.

Richard Perle

My favourite British spots are any of the beautiful parks, especially on a sunny day such as this, after a long stretch of cold, cloudy and rainy days.

Richard Schiff

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.

Robert Trout

I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.

Fergus Henderson

Gandhi has asked that the British Government should walk out of India and leave the Indian people to settle differences among themselves, even if it means chaos and confusion.

Stafford Cripps

The reality of life in Northern Ireland is that if you were Protestant, you learned British history, and if you were Catholic, you learned Irish history in school.

James Nesbitt

One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons.

Christopher Lee

One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army.

John Lydon

A few British suffragettes everybody laughed at started the cause of equality between men and women.

Antonio Munoz Molina

When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.

Cobie Smulders

I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.

John Corigliano

Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.

Lee Westwood

Now the British are coming. I think Cameron should ask the Chinese government not to make people 'disappear' or to jail them merely because they have different opinions.

Ai Weiwei