Quotes & Sayings About Britishness

I think England has been in the long-term damaged by Britishness. — Neal Ascherson

I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space. — David Blunkett

What supposedly bound that Commonwealth together was a mysterious shared identity - Britishness. — Richard Flanagan

The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world. — Arthur Conan Doyle

The fact that the Hegnish have absolutely no interest in any people except themselves can also cause offense, or even rage. Foreigners exist. That is all the Hegnish know about them, and all they care to know. They are too polite to say that it is a pity that foreigners exist, but if they had to think about it, they would think so. — Ursula K. Le Guin

In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem.
Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea.
Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit.
Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll. — David Walliams

Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great. — Vivienne Westwood

Leave Dad alone" I told Aislinn. "His Britishness is sort-circuiting. — Rachel Hawkins

I was brought up in Britain, and I'm very proud of my Britishness and my culture. — Naomie Harris

(But he could not bring himself to say he loved her; not in so many words.) — Virginia Woolf

The Americans love me because I'm so completely unwilling to change my whole Britishness. — Estelle

Peter Pastmaster and the absurdly youthful colonel of the new force were drawing up a list of suitable officers in Bratts Club.
'Most of war seems to consist of hanging about,' he said. 'Let's at least hang about with our own friends. — Evelyn Waugh