British Slang Quotes & Sayings

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun. — Dennis Farina

Finally, it follows from the preceding proposition that the joy by which the drunkard is enslaved is altogether different from the joy which is the portion of the philosopher,
a think I wished just to hint in passing. — Baruch Spinoza

Man is a thinking animal, a talking animal, a toolmaking animal, a building animal, a political animal, a fantasizing animal. But, in the twilight of a civilization he is chiefly a taxpaying animal. — Hugh MacLennan

What an awesome privilege for some, looking upon a human body that houses the forbidden mystery of death. — Mark Smith

There hasn't been a scandal this big at the C.I.A. since (CLASSIFIED) committed (CENSORED) to (REDACTED). — Stephen Colbert

Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their songs from the shady trees; the lark soared high above the waving corn; and the deep buzz of insects filled the air. — Charles Dickens

Our country is being run by incompetent people. — Donald Trump

You never see a pretty, unattached girl on a racecourse. But you often see positive gangs of rather unpretty ones. They are the owners or the owners' wives and they wear mink in all weathers and far too much make-up. For some odd reason, I can never work out why they always seem to be married to haulage contractors in the North, builders in the South and farmers in the West. — Jeffrey Bernard

In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one has a world picture in which suffering has its place, a world picture that takes suffering into account. — Walter Kaufmann

It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white. — Shirley Manson

Loves not cake. You don't carve it into pieces 'till there's nothing left. It's more like magic pudding - the more you use of it, the more it grows. — Elizabeth Fensham

They don't understand that a slice of the pie isn't the whole pie - but they wonder why they are always hungry — Russell Means

You can pee when you're dead. — Jordan Wright

A clamor of rooks exploded through the trees, nearly drowning out the woman's scream. — Keith W. Willis