#british

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me. ↗

— David Oyelowo

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I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either. ↗

— Tom Paulin

#carry #consciousness #either #historical #i

Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances. ↗

— Shimon Peres

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My jokes are in my head and I have a duplicate copy of my jokes in a lot of British comics' heads, where they are safe. ↗

— Emo Philips

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There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre. ↗

— Harold Pinter

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And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years. ↗

— Lynn Redgrave

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What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct from almost everybody else in this respect-is that it had to reflect exactly what the audience wanted us to say. ↗

— Pete Townshend

#audience #british #distinct #early #else

British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

#behave #british #british actors #europeans #extremely

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.' ↗

— James Purefoy

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