“What is the true and original root of Dutch aversion to British rule? It is the abiding fear and hatred of the movement that seeks to place the native on a level with the white man ... the Kaffir is to be declared the brother of the European, to be constituted his legal equal, to be armed with political rights.” MenPoliticalWhiteLevelsRightsMovementBrotherEqualRootsHatredOriginalsBritishNativeWhite ManAbidingDutchAversionPolitical RightsBritish Rule Book:Great destiny: sixty years of the memorable events in the life of the man of the century recounted in his own incomparable words Source: Great destiny: sixty years of the memorable events in the life of the man of the century recounted in his own incomparable words
“I'm quite proud of what I anticipated about reality television from my books in the early '90s, which I based on the early seasons of 'Cops' and on the amazing stuff I had read about happening on Japanese shows and the British 'Big Brother'.” BookShowsBigsRealityStuffTelevisionBrotherProudHappeningsSeasonsBritishCopReality Television Author:William Gibson
“My father was an army champion boxer... in the British army. And so he loved boxing and talked it up as a sport. But then when my brother and I were beating the crap out of each other, he was always trying to tone it down. But I am a fan of boxing.” TryingFatherSportsFansBrotherArmyBritishChampionToneMy BrotherBoxingCrapAlways TryingBoxersBritish Army Author:Hugh Jackman
“Actually, I'm frequently described as the UK's only translator of Korean literature, but even that isn't accurate - Agnita Tennant is UK-based, Janet Poole is British though lives in Toronto, Brother Anthony was born here though is now a naturalised Korean citizen. There's also Chi-young Kim and Sora Kim-Russell, who are younger and do fiction for commercial houses.” YoungLiteratureHouseBornFictionBrotherCitizensBritishAccurateKoreanTorontoKimTranslators Author:Deborah Smith
“You found an uncle on one side and a nephew on the other, a cousin here and a cousin there. Besides it's still true today. I'll tell you something else. There was a time when even two ambassadors to Switzerland, the one from India and the one from Pakistan, were two blood brothers. Oh, the Partition imposed on us by the British was so unnatural!” StillsTwoTodayFoundSidesBloodBrotherIndiaBritishUnclesPakistanCousinUnnaturalAmbassadorsSwitzerlandNephewPartitionBlood Brothers Author:Indira Gandhi
“This is our problem, our dilemma, yes? We cannot celebrate and declare ourselves to belong to the victorious nations because our brothers and our fathers and grandfathers died in this battle [in Normandy], yes. I understand that the Americans and the British and French celebrate one of the greatest and most important military victories in history. And I understand this. I don't see a reasonable place for the Germans. We watch everything on the television with compassion and sympathy.” ImportantProblemFatherNationsCompassionWatchesMilitaryTelevisionBrotherVictoryBattleDiedBritishCelebrateReasonableGrandfatherOur FatherDilemmaFather DiedNormandyFathers And GrandfathersGrandfather Died Author:Manfred Rommel