Iconically British Quotes & Sayings

Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats. — Philip Treacy

I'm very passionate about animals. — Emma Caulfield

For us to respond in that way to hateful speech ... we empower the worst of us .. to create chaos around the world. — Barack Obama

We all can be only who we are, no more, no less. — Terry Goodkind

Obviously you follow the law of the land, there are many laws I disagree with, but you follow the law. You fight to change the law, you don't break the law. I believe that's the American way. — George Pataki

No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception — Grantly Dick-Read

People don't realize that when you're Latin, you're so diverse. I am black. I am Latin. I am Spanish. You know? It's a little bit of everything, and that's beautiful. So, everybody, claim me. I'm fine with that! — Joan Smalls

It was him or me. I chose me. But I feel dead too. — Veronica Roth

My parents wanted their daughter back, and I haven't had the courage to tell them she's long gone. Haven't found a way to break it to them that that girl doesn't exist anymore. — Charlie Donlea

The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow. — William Henry Ashley

It is always better to say too little than too much. — Patricia Wentworth

Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own. — Lee Iacocca

I showed her my warrant card, and she stared at it in confusion. You get that about half the time, mainly because most members of the public have never seen a warrant card close up and have no idea what the hell it is. — Ben Aaronovitch

Some of my academic friends think I've fallen from a very special grace. — A. Bartlett Giamatti