“It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time.” CountryStageBeatsLondonRealistic Author:Stella McCartney
“In London - and forget those extra public pressures on politicians - the lovely old Sloane world of manor houses simply hasn't cut it since Big Bang in 1986, the point at which Mrs. Thatcher really started to achieve her ambition to make this country more like America - its ambition, economy, it's very tangible measures of success.” WorldCountryBigsAmericaHouseForgetEconomyCuttingAchievePoliticianAmbitionPressureLondonLovelyExtrasBangsTangibleMeasure Of SuccessMrs Thatcher Author:Peter York
“There's something about being in the country that makes you stick out like a sore thumb ? you're an anomaly. But in London there's always someone wilder and woollier.” CountrySticksLondonThumbsAnomaliesWilder Author:Cornelia Parker
“You can drive 1,000 miles across America and find yourself, whereas if you drive a few miles from Slough you're in London anyway, or you hit Wales and you're in another country! Also, wherever you are in England it's still raining.” IfsStillsCountryAmericaRainEnglandLondonMilesFinding YourselfWalesWherever You AreSlough Author:Ricky Gervais
“The inhabitant of London could order by telephone, sipping his morning tea in bed, the various products of the whole earth -- he could at the same time and by the same means adventure his wealth in the natural resources and new enterprise of any quarter of the world -- he could secure forthwith, if he wished, cheap and comfortable means of transit to any country or climate without passport or other formality.” IfsWorldMeanCountryWholeEarthOrderPeaceNaturalWealthMorningAdventureProductsBedComfortableResourcesEconomicsClimateVariousLondonSecureTeaEnterpriseQuartersTelephonesNatural ResourcesPassportsFormalitySipping Author:John Maynard Keynes
“Mitt Romney will travel to London where he will attend the Olympics opening ceremony. Of course it's going ot be weird when they're announcing all the countries, and he's like 'Got a bank account there, got one there, two bank accounts there.'” TwoCountryFunnyCoursesAccountsLondonOpeningOlympicsCeremonyRomneyBank AccountsAnnouncingLondon OlympicsOpening Ceremony Author:Jimmy Fallon