England Quotes · Page 39

Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England.

— Muhammad Ali

There live not three good men unhanged in England; and one of them is fat and grows old.

— William Shakespeare

The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)

— Bill Shankly

Living in England has no such excuse: These are my customs and establishments.

— Philip Larkin

I think playing international football burns players out, but I was in and out of the England squad so never felt that.

— Gareth Barry

American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England.

— John Amery

Everyone in America thinks I'm American - and everyone in England seems to think I'm American.

— David Harewood

We have got to build more affordable homes in the south of England, we've just got to.

— James Cleverly

Immigration has defined my entire life. My parents left Mozambique with nothing but their wits in search of a better life for…

— Jose Ferreira

England is like the margin of a spring-run: near its source, always green, always cool, always moist, comparatively free from frost in…

— John Burroughs

I learned many things in England. Above all, I learned that until you leave home, you don't know to appreciate what you…

— Gerard Deulofeu

I wanted to bat for the England cricket team. I was quite good at cricket. But then I kept getting out for…

— Michael McIntyre

Bad weather has grounded the Luftwaffe and now we must stand by and watch countless thousands of the enemy getting away to…

— Franz Halder

England gave me a chance. It's a very individual country where people have a personal style; they don't all follow a trend.…

— Mario Testino

Researchers in England say tall men are more likely to have more children than short men. Here in America we call that…

— Jay Leno

I do not intend, we do not intend, that any party shall survive, if we can help it, that will lay the…

— Richard Parks Bland

I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural,…

— John Wesley

I was lined up to do this honors degree course in biology, of all things, for no better reason than I got…

— Matt Frewer

If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have…

— Benjamin Franklin

What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work.…

— Joan Collins

“Why did she want to stay in England? Because the history she was interested in had happened here, and buried deep beneath…

— Elizabeth Aston

There they lived on, those New England people, farmer lives, father and grandfather and great-grandfather, on and on without noise, keeping up…

— Henry David Thoreau

If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the…

— Anonymous

“This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak—the sea entering into the life of…

— Joseph Conrad

MARRIAGE, A ceremony favoured in England -- it's the only way to beat their cold winters and lack of central heating;

— Nikhil Saluja

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Here in England we live at a slower pace, have more time to enjoy things - like good jazz.

— Chris Barber

The biggest difference between England and America is that England has history, while America has geography.

— Neil Gaiman

I'm English and love England. Whenever I'm there, I'm always seeing the present but feeling its past.

— Jez Butterworth

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.

— Bill Shankly

When I came to England, everybody was indoors all the time, and nobody said hello to each other. That was weird.

— Letitia Wright

In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.

— George Best

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

— Robinho

Growing up in England, I was constantly surrounded by the Arthurian legend.

— Jamie Campbell Bower

If you are a top player in England, the cult around you is bigger than in Germany.

— Michael Ballack

It's not about age. If Marcus Rashford is ready for England then he should play.

— Hector Bellerin

I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two.

— Geoffrey Boycott

I've certainly never been dying to go to England my entire life.

— Cary Fukunaga

Radio in England is nonexistent. It's very bad English use of a media system, typically English use.

— David Bowie

I didn't realise you could travel so far and still be in England.

— Kevin Bond