“When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.” PeopleMenSaidCan DoTraditionBritishThey SaidParliamentQuebecReferendumsConfederation Author:Jacques Parizeau
“No, I'm not rich. I had a tax problem in this country, curiously enough, and my accountant said the British government was patently wrong in taxing me, and they were, but we couldn't persuade them and it cost me everything I had.” SaidCountryEnoughProblemGovernmentRichCostTaxesBritishAccountantsBritish Government Author:Donald Sutherland
“The British were keen for 30 caliber guns, did not believe in daylight bombing. American experts said 30 caliber was not enough; we had to have 50 caliber, also said daylight bombing was right provided the planes attacked in formation, with 50 caliber guns.” BelieveSaidEnoughGunBritishPlanesExpertsFormationDaylightBombingCaliber Author:Stuart Symington
“From the sea came a boat with some Israeli commando soldiers who took me by the commando boat to the yacht and put me on the yacht. In the yacht I asked people, who are you. And they said we are Israelis, French and British.” PeopleSaidSeaSoldierBritishBoatThey SaidIsraeliYachtCommandos Author:Mordechai Vanunu
“It seems to me one cannot sit down in that place [the Round Reading room of the British Museum] without a heart full of grateful reverence. I own to have said my grace at the table, and to have thanked Heaven for my English birthright, freely to partake of these beautiful books, and speak the truth I find there.” HeartSaidBookSeemsBeautifulReadingSpeakHeavenRoomsGraceTablesGratefulRoundsBritishMuseumsReverenceSpeak The TruthBirthrightBritish MuseumBeautiful BooksReading Room Author:William Makepeace Thackeray
“After my grandfather's plane took enemy fire, he was denied permission to land at the first available airstrip. In that classic British bureaucratic way, they said he had to go back to your own airbase in the Midlands. They crashed between the coast and the airfield.” WayFirstsSaidEnemyFireLandAvailableBritishPlanesClassicDeniedGrandfatherPermissionThey SaidCoastMy Grandfather Author:Tom Hooper
“To her British lover about to climb in bed with 80-something Mae: She said that she hoped soon to be able to say what Paul Revere said - 'The British are coming'. This was the last one-liner Mae ever uttered on film.” SaidAbleLastsFilmLoversBedBritishClimbsOne LinerMae Author:Mae West
“Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the British food, they said, on second thought, fasting sounds good.” SaidFunnyGamesSoundAthleteBritishOlympicsThey SaidFastingSecond ThoughtsRamadanLondon OlympicsSampling Author:Conan O'Brien
“I remember one guy, Reg Park, a British bodybuilder, who entered Mr Universe when he was very young. But he won it and continued to win it a second and third time. So, he was my idol. I read everything about Reg Park and followed his footsteps and trained like him. I said if he could make it, I could make it. It was a blueprint, basically, for how to get there, to win the championships.” IfsSaidRememberYoungGuyUniverseWinningThirdsBritishParksIdolsChampionshipFootstepsBlueprintsThird TimeBodybuilderMr Universe Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger