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Keyword: British

The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.

Robert Morley
(1908 – 1992) English actor
Food/Drink Places British Restaurants

My parents were English; we were too poor to be British.

Bob Hope
(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
England Places British English

Mexicans are always tough with lots of heart; Koreans raw and gritty; the poor British tend to stand up straight and take it on the chops, bleeding almost before the opening bell.

Stephen Brunt
Canadian sportswriter
Boxing People Sports boxers British Koreans Mexicans

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

Clement Attlee
(1883 – 1967) British prime minister & politician
Food/Drink People Places British Wine

Rugby is a game for the mentally deficient… that is why it was invented by the British. Who else but an Englishman could invent an oval ball?

Peter Cook
(1937 – 1995) English satirist, writer & comedian
Sports British Rugby

I didn't know he was dead; I thought he was British.

Woody Allen
(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Death People Places British













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