1930s Britain Quotes & Sayings

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. — Arthur Ashe

We do not make very full value of the opportunities provided by technology because we prefer critical to constructive thinking, argument to design. — Edward De Bono

I got a cold feeling toward religion in general. I don't think God would want to separate families. — Ja Rule

Baptism is the Sacrament of Faith. Now, dead faith does not suffice for salvation ..Therefore, the Sacrament of Baptism cannot give salvation to a man whose will ... expels the form of faith. — Thomas Aquinas

Christians must understand most emphatically that the world around us is in conflict with the Word within us. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

Many men who do creditable things refuse to let it be known. This is a mistake. While we all admire modesty, nevertheless there is a great national need to do everything possible to bring home to the rank and file of the people that all employers and all wealthy men are not grinding, mercenary, selfish skinflints, but that many of them take delight in doing helpful things for others ... Shortcomings of employers are constantly paraded. Why not let the public become acquainted with the better side which most present-day employers possess? — B.C. Forbes

No one has been able to win this world. That is why 'we' have made a very profound discovery that will help win this world. 'We' sit here defeated; if you want to win, then come [to me]'. — Dada Bhagwan

No matter how good or experienced, he [Sehwag] can kill your attitude. — Brett Lee

Six people, but a thousand ways this insane plan could go wrong. — Leigh Bardugo

If you think of someone's good qualities as the umeboshi in an onigiri it's as if their qualities are stuck to their back! Maybe the reason people get jealous of each other is because they can see so clearly the umeboshi on other people's backs. — Natsuki Takaya

In the late 1930s, both the British and American movie industries made a succession of films celebrating the decency of the British Empire in order to challenge the threatening tide of Nazism and fascism and also to provide employment for actors from Los Angeles's British colony. The best two were Hollywood's Gunga Din and Britain's The Four Feathers. — Philip French

I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%. — David Beckham

A friend who pays allegiance to his fellow friend just because of the favor and benefit he gets from him is no friend but an opportunist. — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

It was a dismal mismatch: Hitler had been single-mindedly building up his forces in the 1930s, while British defence spending was at historical lows. The Luftwaffe entered the Battle of Britain with — Tim Harford