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Famous British Quotes
'Every time you liberate a woman, you liberate a man'.. Emmeline Pankhurst
'One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making new discoveries'.. A A Milne
'An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation'.. Malcolm Muggeridge
'Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.'.. A J P Taylor
'Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?'.. Ridley Scott
'There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.'.. Stirling Moss
'He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.'.. John Stuart Mill
'For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.'.. Walter Scott
'You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men'.. Max Beerbohm
'Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall'.. Oliver Goldsmith
'It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.'.. Noel Coward
'Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.'.. Benjamin Disraeli
'Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos'.. Mick Jagger
'If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supporting you; but if not, you have infinite power against you'.. Charles George Gordon
'It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake.'.. Dawn French
'Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.'.. Edmund Burke
'England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.'.. E M Forster
'Cynicism is humour in ill health.'.. H G Wells
'Man's silence is wonderful to listen to.'.. Thomas Hardy
'Surround yourself with human beings. They are easier to fight for than principles'.. Ian Fleming
'A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.'.. Peter Ustinov
'Other nations use 'force'; we Britons alone use 'Might'.'.. Evelyn Waugh
'I dont understand the French. These are people with a town called Brest and none of them think its funny'.. Al Murray
'We grow small trying to be great.'.. David Hockney
'She said, 'I'm your biggest fan,' and I said, 'Who are you?' She said, 'Paris Hilton''.. Ricky Gervais
'Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.'.. Oliver Cromwell
'Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.'.. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten)
'I have no intention of uttering my last words on stage. A couple of depraved young girls and room service will do me fine'.. Peter O’Toole
'If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.'.. Ernest Shackleton
'Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.'.. Beatrix Potter