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York

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“Being from Yorkshire is as much a state of mind as a geographical fact.”
— Liam Allen, "What's so special about Yorkshire?", BBC News (24 October 2007)
“We just thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else, we didn’t realise they hated each other so much.”
— David Cameron, unguarded comment in Leeds while discussing rival devolution bids — "Cameron caught on camera making 'people in Yorkshire hate each other' jibe", Press Association, The Guardian (11 September 2015)
“I am Batley and Spen born and bred, and I could not be prouder of that. I am proud that I was made in Yorkshire and I am proud of the things we make in Yorkshire. Britain should be proud of that, too.”
— Jo Cox, maiden speech in the House of Commons — "Devolution and Growth Across Britain" (19 June 2015)
“Once bitten twice shy, and several times bitten, then you make a rule about it. People from Yorkshire, we have found, are dour and nurse a grudge. One thing you can't put up with on expeditions are people who search for trouble, then nurse it when they have found it.”
— Sir Ranulph Fiennes, quoted by Bernard Ingham — "Essence of Yorkshire", Telegraph & Argus (25 October 1999)
“The rogues and vagabonds who sought refuge in the moorland that later inspired the Brontë sisters to their several masterpieces.”
— Ted Hughes, quoted by Bernard Ingham — "Essence of Yorkshire", Telegraph and Argus (25 October 1999)
“People from Yorkshire are very proud of their underachievement. You see these old fellas in the pub going: 'I've had a great life, me. Gone nowhere. Done fuck all. Aye.”
— Paul Tonkinson, quoted in Sophie Heawood, "I’ve lived half my life in London, but I’ll always be a Yorkshire lass at heart", The Guardian (1 August 2015)

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Not who you're looking for? Others named York: city in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · city in Alabama, United States of America · city in and county seat of York County, Nebraska, United Sta · album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra

Notable quotes

“Being from Yorkshire is as much a state of mind as a geographical fact.”
— Liam Allen, "What's so special about Yorkshire?", BBC News (24 October 2007)
“We just thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else, we didn’t realise they hated each other so much.”
— David Cameron, unguarded comment in Leeds while discussing rival devolution bids — "Cameron caught on camera making 'people in Yorkshire hate each other' jibe", Press Association, The Guardian (11 September 2015)
“I am Batley and Spen born and bred, and I could not be prouder of that. I am proud that I was made in Yorkshire and I am proud of the things we make in Yorkshire. Britain should be proud of that, too.”
— Jo Cox, maiden speech in the House of Commons — "Devolution and Growth Across Britain" (19 June 2015)
“Once bitten twice shy, and several times bitten, then you make a rule about it. People from Yorkshire, we have found, are dour and nurse a grudge. One thing you can't put up with on expeditions are people who search for trouble, then nurse it when they have found it.”
— Sir Ranulph Fiennes, quoted by Bernard Ingham — "Essence of Yorkshire", Telegraph & Argus (25 October 1999)
“The rogues and vagabonds who sought refuge in the moorland that later inspired the Brontë sisters to their several masterpieces.”
— Ted Hughes, quoted by Bernard Ingham — "Essence of Yorkshire", Telegraph and Argus (25 October 1999)
“People from Yorkshire are very proud of their underachievement. You see these old fellas in the pub going: 'I've had a great life, me. Gone nowhere. Done fuck all. Aye.”
— Paul Tonkinson, quoted in Sophie Heawood, "I’ve lived half my life in London, but I’ll always be a Yorkshire lass at heart", The Guardian (1 August 2015)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.