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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• 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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• If the United Kingdom considers it necessary to start a dialogue on certain issues, we are ready for that, we are not going to pout or sulk. We take quite a pragmatic approach towards cooperation with our partners and we believe that it would be beneficial for both our countries.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Believe, Issues

  Source: thesaker.is

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• A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university ... This can be taken as an indication that we are driving our children mad more effectively than we are genuinely educating them. Perhaps it is our way of educating them that is driving them mad.

  R. D. Laing

  Children, Taken, Mad

  "The Politics of Experience". Book by Ronald David Laing, p. 58, 1967.

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• I believe that the Union Flag should change now to reflect the four nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

  Ian Lucas

  Believe, Scotland, Flags

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• I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it's a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to be writing about - Shakespeare, Australia, the United Kingdom, or when he covers science in 'A Short History Of Nearly Everything' - he has an incredible ability to be both entertaining and enlightening.

  Mary Roach

  Writing, Australia, Doe

  "Spook and Stiff author Mary Roach". Interview with Donna Bowman, www.avclub.com. August 27, 2010.

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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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• Now it is firstly a matter of a clean divorce, because citizens and companies need legal certainty. Can there be a new partnership with the United Kingdom one day? All 27 Member States would have to agree to that. And the United Kingdom would first have to reflect on what it wants itself.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Divorce, One Day, Want

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• The BBC provides the commentary on our lives, the soundtrack of the nation. It is one of the most powerful unifying forces in the United Kingdom today.

  Gavyn Davies

  Powerful, Kingdoms, Today

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• We are going to have to discuss with and seek the opinions of other countries. We don't wish to offend anyone, least of all a country we hold in such deep regard as the United Kingdom.

  Rafael Correa

  Country, Wish, Kingdoms

  "Julian Assange asylum application may take time, says Ecuador president" by Esther Addley, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2012.

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• Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one.

  Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  Community, Leader, Kingdoms

  "The iPod and the Queen, the Kindle and the King" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 11, 2009.

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• I think it's inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic and that would reflect the reality that New Zealand is a totally sovereign-independent 21st century nation 12,000 miles from the United Kingdom.

  Helen Clark

  Independent, Thinking, Reality

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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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• The deliberate weakening of the labour movement by the machinations of market fundamentalists, gaining momentum during the periods when Margaret Thatcher led the United Kingdom and Ronald Reagan governed in the United States, contributed to the decline of human rights.

  Richard A. Falk

  Rights, Labour Movement, Kingdoms

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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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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• Not partial membership of the European Union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.

  Theresa May

  Leaving, Unions, Kingdoms

  "British Prime Minister Theresa May Outlines Plan To Leave European Union". "All Things Considered" with Kelly Mcevers, bpr.org. January 17, 2017.

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• Political uncertainty around the world has more than doubled since the election of Trump. To find anything comparable we have to go way back, to the late 1920s for example, the times of the Great Depression. Or think of the United Kingdom in the 1970s, when the International Monetary Fund had to help the country out with a dramatic rescue operation. Up until the Greek crisis, that was the last time that the IMF was forced to intervene to such an extent in Europe.

  Nicholas Bloom

  Country, Thinking, Europe

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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