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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• The BBC is part of the glue which binds the United Kingdom together. At those times of national moment - of joy or sadness, in the UK or around the world, at times when the nation wants to celebrate, mourn or just enjoy itself people turn to the BBC.

  Gavyn Davies

  Sadness, People, Joy

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• In order to save the 40,000,000 inhabitants of the United Kingdom from a bloody civil war, we colonial statesmen must acquire new lands to settle the surplus population, to provide new markets. [...] The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question.

  Cecil Rhodes

  Country, War, Order

  "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism". Essay by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, www.marxists.org. 1917.

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• The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity.

  John Hume

  Government, People, Unity

  "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 8, 2002.

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• One of the great ball-givers in the United Kingdom is Nicholas Parsons.

  Derek Nimmo

  Balls, Kingdoms, Giver

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• Let the debate begin, let the rest of the world know that the iconic symbol of the United Kingdom may change

  Ian Lucas

  World, May, Kingdoms

  Speech at the House of Commons Debates on Union Flag (Government Buildings), www.publications.parliament.uk. November 26, 2007.

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• I've got to be honest, and I'm not just saying this because the majority of you reading this live there, but I love the United Kingdom. I just flat-out love it.

  Corey Taylor

  Reading, Memorable, Majority

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• People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself.

  Bill Hicks

  America, People, United States

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• The U.N. [the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention] has looked into this whole situation. They spent eighteen months in formal, adversarial litigation. [So it's] me and the U.N. verses Sweden and the U.K. Who's right? The U.N. made a conclusion that I am being arbitrarily detained illegally, deprived of my freedom and that what has occurred has not occurred within the laws that the United Kingdom and Sweden, and that [those countries] must obey. It is an illegal abuse.

  Julian Assange

  Country, Law, Abuse

  Source: www.zerohedge.com

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• Unfortunately, the relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have not developed in the best possible way; however, it has never been our fault. It was not we who decided to discontinue relations with the United Kingdom; it was the UK who preferred to "freeze" our bilateral contacts in various fields.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Kingdoms, Way

  Source: thesaker.is

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• Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Commitment, Sea, Cities

  "An independent Scotland could not pay welfare bill, says Iain Duncan Smith". www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2012.

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• Climate change should be seen as the greatest challenge to face man and treated as a much bigger priority in the United Kingdom.

  Prince Charles

  Inspirational, Business, Men

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• I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the greatest issues confronting Muslims in the United Kingdom.

  Cat Stevens

  Media, Issues, Islam

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• No one can truly be prepared for such devastation and pure malevolence, but the United Kingdom can always look to the United States as an ally resolved to stand firm in the war on terrorism.

  Michael C. Burgess

  War, Looks, Devastation

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• Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom are among the least religious societies on earth. According to the United Nations' Human Development Report (2005), they are also the healthiest, as indicated by life expectancy, adult literacy, per capita income, educational attainment, gender equality, homicide rate, and infant mortality. . . . Conversely, the fifty nations now ranked lowest in terms of the United Nations' human development index are unwaveringly religious.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Educational, Australia

  Sam Harris (2006). “Letter to a Christian Nation”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

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