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First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.

~Geddy Lee

Topics: America Born Britain Canada Country Different First First Of All Like Live Quite Sense Tied Traditions Very Were You

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In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Britain Favour Finance Higher Higher Taxes Large Mansion Polls Sector Show Taxes

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Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Anyone Apathy Britain Drifted Fatalism Get More Our Out Rich Says Should Society Who

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The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Action After Arrest Attacks Been Britain British Damaging Explained Fact Had Hugely Intelligence Just Linked Muslims Police Poor Possibly September Tens Tens Of Thousands Terrorist Thousands Very Would

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I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive, possessive - and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger - or my own reputation.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Actor Aggressive Anger Australian Britain Comic Did Fans Greatest Line My Own Myself Obsessive Own Playing Possessive Put Reputation Risk Sellers Want

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The Vikings colonized Britain, and a lot of our modern day towns are named after Viking names that settled these big towns.

~George Blagden

Topics: After Big Britain Day Lot Modern Named Names Our Settled Towns

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MRSA, which is a kind of super bug mutant, is killing 10,000 people a year in Britain.

~George Galloway

Topics: Britain Bug Kind Mutant People Super Which Year

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After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.

~George Harrison

Topics: After Bit Britain Did Got Leather Making Piece Selling Swing Tin

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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

Topics: Britain British England Great Great Britain Kingdom Mean Never People People Say Say Sometimes United United Kingdom

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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.

~George Osborne

Topics: Britain Danger Done Everything Financial Move Out Zone I Can

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