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Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing.

If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.

The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we've always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity.

Britain has nurtured me and made me able to make movies that have travelled round the world.

There is but one nation on the globe from which we have anything serious to apprehend, but that is the most powerful that now exists or ever did exist. I refer to Great Britain.

Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.

Britain leads the way in fund raising. I am so proud of Britain.

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.

I firmly believe that Scotland's place is in the U.K., and I do not believe in powers for power's sake.