#british

The British nation is unique in this respect: they are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#british #humor #humor

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. ↗

— Elizabeth I Tudor

#british-monarchy #british-royal-family #dignity #empowerment #freedom

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

— Kanye West

#band #british #due #gritty #i

As I suffer in the defence of my Country, I must consider this hour as the most glorious of my life -Remember that I die as becomes a British Officer, while the manner of my death must reflect disgrace on your Commander. ↗

— John Andre

#british #commander #consider #country #death

I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press. ↗

— Paddy Ashdown

#bosnian #british #british press #had #i

I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find it excruciating the other way around, too. ↗

— Eileen Atkins

#american #american accent #around #bad #british

However much we may sympathize with a small nation confronted by a big and powerful neighbours, we cannot in all circumstances undertake to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply on her account. ↗

— Neville Chamberlain

#big #british #british empire #cannot #circumstances

The British keep employing me, and that makes me like them. It also makes me think they're very intelligent. ↗

— John Cusack

#british #employing #intelligent #keep #like

The British public like a Briton with personality, someone who comes out on court and isn't dour and down on themselves. ↗

— Jo Durie

#comes #court #down #like #out

Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#brave #break #british #chains #could