I gave my parole once, and it has been shamefully violated by the British Government; I shall not give another to people on whom no faith can be reposed.

~ Christopher Gadsden

Christopher Gadsden Government People British

It was Nick Willing's intention to make 'Hatter' as sarcastically British funny as he could.

~ Andrew-Lee Potts

Andrew-Lee Potts British Intention Willing

The British Empire passed quickly and with less humiliation than its French and Dutch counterparts, but decades later, the vicious politics of partition still seems to define India and Pakistan.

~ Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra India Empire British

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

~ Gerry Adams

Gerry Adams Years British Ira

The education I received was a British education, in which British ideas, British culture, British institutions, were automatically assumed to be superior. There was no such thing as African culture.

~ Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Culture Ideas British

In my opinion, British women are more romantic than French ones.

~ Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel Jarre Women Opinion British

There is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise.

~ Janine Di Giovanni

Janine Di Giovanni Life Paradise British

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.

~ Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls Service Special British