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I think British men build up the idea of us French girls having some magic extra sex appeal so much, they lose their heads. I can't really understand the whole thing - but it makes me laugh. It's such a cliche to think all French girls are well dressed, elegant, sophisticated and sexy. Some are utter slobs, I promise you that.

~Eva Green

Topics: Appeal British Build Cliche Dressed Elegant Extra French Girl Having Heads Idea Laugh Lose Magic Makes Me Men Much Promise Really Sex Sex Appeal Sexy Some Sophisticated Thing Think Understand Up Us Utter Well Whole You I Think

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Traditional British desserts with lots of custard are my biggest weakness - I particularly love the puds at St. John restaurant in East London.

~Eva Green

Topics: Biggest British Desserts East John London Lots Love Particularly Restaurant Traditional Weakness

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I do like British guys. If I had to pick one it would be Ewan McGregor. I met him once and he was gorgeous, even if he is a little short. He has the most amazing charisma.

~Eva Longoria

Topics: Amazing British Charisma Even Gorgeous Guys Had He Him Like Little Met Most Most Amazing Once Pick Short Would

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Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Announced Back British Challenges Cherish Debate Defend Democracy Face Green Infrastructure Like Live Many Now Often Our Passionately Projects Rightly Some Spaces Them Things Undoubtedly Very Yards Years

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Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and over budget.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Always Been British Budget Delivered Engineering Given Grand Historically Late Many Over Perhaps Projects Rather Them Wary

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There was a docudrama that was made, called 'The Death Of A Princess,' which was about a true story in Saudi Arabia. It was about a public execution for adultery. And when the movie was aired on British television, the Saudi government threatened to cut off oil exports and to cut off diplomatic relations.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: About Adultery Arabia British Cut Death Diplomatic Execution Exports Government Made Movie Off Oil Princess Public Relations Saudi Saudi Arabia Story Television Threatened True True Story Which

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The British merchants represented that they received some profit indeed from Virginia and South Carolina, as well as the West Indies; but as for the rest of this continent, they were constant losers in trade.

~Ezra Stiles

Topics: British Carolina Constant Continent Indeed Indies Losers Merchants Profit Received Rest Some South South Carolina Trade Virginia Well Were West

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It sounds funny, but I felt that my responsibility as an American actor was to let the British know we can act as well as they can.

~F. Murray Abraham

Topics: Act Actor American British Felt Funny Know Responsibility Sounds Well

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In a much larger sense, the problem of Sabah is directly influenced by the duplicity of imperial Britain. For whatever devious reason, the dismantling of the British empire created divisions and violence due to ethnic and religious differences.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Britain British British Empire Created Devious Differences Directly Divisions Due Duplicity Empire Ethnic Imperial Influenced Larger Much Problem Reason Religious Sense Violence Whatever

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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.

~Fay Godwin

Topics: American Artist Became Berlin Born British Children Diplomat Down Educated Father Formal Germany Interested Live London Mother Over Photographing Photography Schools Settled Through Training Various World Young Young Children

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