England Quotes · Page 50

Angling is an amusement peculiarly adapted to the mild and cultivated scenery of England

— Washington Irving

I watch every game in the Premier League and I like the ambience and culture of football in England.

— Fabio Cannavaro

To preserve my sanity I had to leave England and move to New York.

— Curt Smith

My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average.

— Patrick J. Kennedy

There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.

— Chris O'Dowd

I'm not going to say something I shouldn't. In that way, I was probably the perfect guy to play in New England.

— Logan Mankins

When I got the Strictly' job it made sense to come back to England.

— Shirley Ballas

It is a long way off, sir" "From what Jane?" "From England and from Thornfield: and ___" "Well?" "From you, sir

— Charlotte Bronte

I don't know if there is actually more rain here in England, or if it was just that the rain seemed to…

— Maureen Johnson

If you pray for things, I am proof that they can happen. I want to repay the manager's faith in bringing me…

— Robbie Fowler

It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective.

— Quentin Crisp

The Puritans left England for America not because they couldn't be Puritans in their mother country, but because they were not allowed…

— Gore Vidal

The English are probably more capable than most peoples of making revolutionary change without bloodshed. In England, if anywhere,it would be possible…

— George Orwell

No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost…

— Rio Ferdinand

Ludlow…is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme to the great tower…

— John Betjeman

England, so long mistress of the sea, Where winds and waves confess her sovereignty, Her ancient triumphs yet on high shall bear…

— Thomas Gray

I come from a musical family. Mom was a piano teacher for a large portion of her life, and Dad is a…

— Gerard Cox

England is the only civilised country in the world where it is etiquette to fall on the food like a wolf the…

— Virginia Graham

I've never felt more American than I did when I moved to England. It becomes a real kind of part of your…

— Ben Schnetzer

The ocean is the grand vehicle of trade, and the uniter of distant nations. To us it is peculiarly kind, not only…

— James Hervey

This was one of those perfect New England days in late summer where the spirit of autumn takes a first stealing flight,…

— Sarah Orne Jewett

“In the forest you may find yourself lost, without companions. You may come to a river which is not on a map.…

— Hilary Mantel

The Ivory Coast had been begging for ages. The country and the fans love me already, and I haven't even done anything.…

— Wilfried Zaha

I loved working with Malcolm [McDowell]. He's been such an important person in my life. I mean, not just as someone I…

— Mary Steenburgen

I love watching England and what they are doing. But I can promise you I've not thought about anything that high.

— Conor Coady

Drink up, England... I WANT your liver to fail. Smoke up England, I WANT you to die.

— CM Punk

Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal.

— Jimmy Hill

So long as I keep performing week in, week out for Everton, I will have the chance to stay England number one.

— Jordan Pickford

I think the media has changed, not just in England but in the world.

— Sienna Miller

It will be a dream come true if I can go there and lift it. (on the Champions League trophy)

— Steven Gerrard

The history of England is emphatically the history of progress.

— Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild

It's something I've always wanted to do: wear the number 10 for England.

— Raheem Sterling

We can trace almost all the disasters of English history to the influence of Wales.

— Evelyn Waugh

England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, and clay.

— John Burroughs

It pays in England to be a revolutionary and a bible-smacker most of one's life, and then come round.

— Alfred Douglas

I'm going to say it out loud: I'm available for England selection if they serve chicken for pre-match.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

Where are the rough brave Britons to be found With Hearts of Oak, so much of old renowned?

— Bill Vaughan

The book that meant most to me was 'The Wind in the Willows.' It sounds ridiculous, but that was my vision of…

— Justin Cartwright

I couldn't really jet off to the States on a whim and a prayer.

— David Platt