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The 2011 riots in England, which left five dead and caused more than $300 million in property damage, were fueled by a generation of young Brits who grew up without ever hearing the word 'No.'

~Bob Barr

Topics: Brits Caused Damage Dead England Ever Five Fueled Generation Grew Hearing Left Million More Property Riots Than Up Were Which Who Without Word Young

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They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood.

~Bob Hope

Topics: Always England Even Hollywood

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Babylon is everywhere. You have wrong and you have right. Wrong is what we call Babylon, wrong things. That is what Babylon is to me. I could have born in England, I could have born in America, it make no difference where me born, because there is Babylon everywhere.

~Bob Marley

Topics: America Babylon Because Born Call Could Difference England Everywhere Make Me No Difference Right Things Where Wrong Wrong Things You

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My father-in-law was a pilot. During World War II, he was shot down in a B-17 over Belgium. With the help of the French Resistance, he made his way through Occupied France and back to his base in England.

~Bobbie Ann Mason

Topics: Back Base Belgium Down England Father-In-Law France French He Help His His Way Made Occupied Over Pilot Resistance Shot Through War Way World World War World War Ii

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I'm a woman specialist now. I'm going around the world to challenge all the woman champions. England, France, Czechoslovakia, everywhere.

~Bobby Riggs

Topics: Around Challenge Champions England Everywhere France Going Now Specialist Woman World

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If a British government experienced such a long and persistent resistance to domestic policy in England, then that policy would almost certainly be changed... We have asserted that we are political prisoners, and everything about out country - our arrests, interrogations, trials, and prison conditions - show that we are politically motivated.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: About Almost Arrest British Certainly Changed Conditions Country Domestic England Everything Experienced Government Long Motivated Our Out Persistent Policy Political Politically Prison Prisoners Resistance Show Then Trials Would

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Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff.

~Boris Johnson

Topics: Between Century Difference Dining Dinner England French Invented Looked Nations Opportunity Other Play Rest Saw Table Tables Think Us World You I Think 19Th Century

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Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

~Boyle Roche

Topics: Brother Embrace England Ireland Like Sisters Them Two Would

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The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

~Brenda Blethyn

Topics: Academy Academy Awards Affair Awards Classy England Well

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The biggest crime in England is to rise above your station. It's fine to be a pop star. 'Oh, it's great, lots of fun, aren't they sweet, these pop stars! But to think you have anything to say about how the world should work? What arrogance!'

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Above Anything Arrogance Biggest Crime England Fine Fun Great How Lots Oh Pop Pop Star Pop Stars Rise Rise Above Say Should Star Stars Station Sweet Think Work World You Your

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