United Kingdom Quotes

• I don't want to be Prime Minister of England, I want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom.

  David Cameron

  Want, Kingdoms, England

  David Cameron, Dylan Jones (2008). “Cameron on Cameron: conversations with Dylan Jones”

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• It's true: one of the things that I've always thought about American society is that you never get the sort of natural politicisation of class consciousness that you would get in the United Kingdom or even in Australia.

  Peter Carey

  Class, Australia, Kingdoms

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• But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.

  Kate Adie

  War, Iraq, Soldier

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• I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.

  Theresa May

  Country, Want, Kingdoms

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.

  George Mikes

  Mean, People, Kingdoms

  George Mikes (1973). “How to be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils”, p.83, Penguin UK

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• I know that the United Kingdom is sometimes seen as an argumentative and rather strong-minded member of the family of European nations. And it's true that our geography has shaped our psychology. We have the character of an island nation - independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty.

  David Cameron

  Strong, Character, Independent

  "The speech that was the start of the end of David Cameron". David Cameron's speech on Britain's membership of the EU, www.independent.co.uk. June 24, 2016.

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• I should say that being independent in the modern model means independent in a very interdependent world. An independent Scotland is not apart from the rest of the United Kingdom.

  Nicola Sturgeon

  Mean, Independent, Scotland

  "Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on striking balance with Cameron’s UK". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. June 11, 2015.

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• What is absolutely clear is that we have, with the U.S., an extradition treaty which is important, I believe it is an important treaty, for both sides, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is a treaty that I believe is balanced and we work on that basis.

  Theresa May

  Believe, Important, United States

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

  George Best

  Soccer, Missing, Ireland And The Irish

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• There can be no doubt that, with the United Kingdom, we will lose a very market-oriented voice.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Voice, Doubt, Kingdoms

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• Together, America and the United Kingdom are a beacon for prosperity and the rule of law. That is why the United States respects the sovereignty of the British people and their right of self-determination.

  Donald Trump

  Determination, Self, Law

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• Markets are not, in my opinion, a full solution to any problem. The obvious problem they don't meet is the concerns of the welfare of individuals who may get lost in the operation of the system - the distributional question. We've seen this growing as we go further and further toward a market ideology in the United States and the United Kingdom. We've seen a decline in the welfare of the working poor, leaving aside any other pathologies, just the working poor, a very distinct increase at the very top levels.

  Kenneth Arrow

  Leaving, Growing, Levels

  Source: www.minneapolisfed.org

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• We've had great conversations with the United Kingdom and meetings, Israel, Mexico, Japan, China and Canada, really, really productive conversations.

  Donald Trump

  Israel, Japan, Canada

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• When I returned to the United Kingdom, I found that I could no longer justify Islamist extremism as the antidote.

  Maajid Nawaz

  Kingdoms, Found, Antidote

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• There was a genocide unfolding against Bosnian Muslims and we, in the United Kingdom, were incredibly angered - a teenager at the time, 15 years old, so my young teenage mind processed that in a way typical to the very passionate and angry and black-and-white way that teenagers often can do.

  Maajid Nawaz

  Teenage, Black And White, Years

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• The people of the Falkland Islands, like the people of the United Kingdom, are an island race. They are few in number but they have the right to live in peace, to choose their own way of life and to determine their own allegiance. They way of life is British; their allegiance is to the Crown. It is the wish of the British people and the duty of Her Majesty's Government to do everything that we can to uphold that right. That will be our hope and our endeavour, and, I believe, the resolve, of every Member of this House.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Believe, Islands, Race

  Speech in the House of Commons, www.margaretthatcher.org. April 3, 1982.

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• Memory is knowledge; character is the box of values and habits in which our knowledge knocks around. People with a lot of knowledge thrown together in a box that encourages social intercourse and experimentation tend to come up with good ideas, which are the engine of change. Think of Silicon Valley in California, or Oxbridge in the United Kingdom.

  William Thorsell

  Memories, Character, Thinking

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• When I first became famous in the United Kingdom it was helpful because it meant there wasn't a spite of 'this bloke's a drug addict,' 'this bloke f**ks all these women' because I was just making jokes about all those things already, so it made me some kind of incorruptible indefatigable, indestructible force.

  Russell Brand

  Drug, Kingdoms, Firsts

  "Russell Brand Interview GET HIM TO THE GREEK". Interview with Steve Weintraub, collider.com. May 31, 2010.

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• Norwich is a fine city. None finer. If there is another city in the United Kingdom with a school of painters named after it, a matchless modern art gallery, a university with a reputation for literary excellence which can boast Booker Prize-winning alumni, one of the grandest Romanesque cathedrals in the world, and an extraordinary new state-of-the-art library then I have yet to hear of it.

  Stephen Fry

  Art, School, Winning

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• Publications by the World Health Organization show that diphtheria is steadily declining in most European countries, including those in which there has been no immunization. The decline began long before vaccination was developed. There is certainly no guarantee that vaccination will protect a child against the disease; in fact, over 30,000 cases of diphtheria have been recorded in the United Kingdom in fully immunized children.

  Leon Chaitow

  Country, Children, Guarantees That

  Leon Chaitow (2011). “Vaccination And Immunisation: Dangers, Delusions and Alternatives (What Every Parent Should Know)”, p.71, Random House

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• What happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and the United States authorities.

  Theresa May

  Kingdoms, Matter, United States

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• The vast majority of Muslim residents of the United Kingdom voted to stay in the EU. And the balance of the British population voted to leave the European Union.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Balance, Majority, Population

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• Here in Brussels, we did everything to accommodate David Cameron's concerns. My collaborators and I personally spent countless days and nights negotiating an agreement that was fair toward the United Kingdom and toward the other 27 Member States. I was then very surprised to see that this settlement played no role whatsoever in the campaign in the United Kingdom. At the same time it is hardly surprising.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Night, Agreement, Kingdoms

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• As a human being I am personally saddened, as I have a great deal of respect for the large number of British colleagues I have worked with over the years. That is why I personally invested countless hours, days and nights, in negotiating a fair deal for the United Kingdom.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Night, Numbers, Years

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• You too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would prefer it as well. If anybody in the U.S. or in the United Kingdom says: "I would like to establish good partnership relations with Russia", then both of us, you and me, should welcome that. So should people like me and people like you. However, we have no idea yet what would actually happen after the elections [2016]. That is why I am telling you that we will work with any President designated as such by the American public.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Ideas, People

  Source: thesaker.is

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