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British
Mexicans are always tough with lots of heart; Koreans raw and gritty; the poor British tend to stand up straight and take it on the chops, bleeding almost before the opening bell.
Stephen Brunt
Canadian sportswriter
Boxing
People
Sports
boxers
British
Koreans
Mexicans
My parents were English; we were too poor to be British.
Bob Hope
(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
England
Places
British
English
I didn't know he was dead; I thought he was British.
Woody Allen
(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Death
People
Places
British
I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
Clement Attlee
(1883 – 1967) British prime minister & politician
Food/Drink
People
Places
British
Wine
The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.
Robert Morley
(1908 – 1992) English actor
Food/Drink
Places
British
Restaurants
Rugby is a game for the mentally deficient… that is why it was invented by the British. Who else but an Englishman could invent an oval ball?
Peter Cook
(1937 – 1995) English satirist, writer & comedian
Sports
British
Rugby