These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
The themes Poe used were universal and timeless. As long as the English language exists at all, we will be able to… — John Astin Copy Share Image
“Technology has also rapidly invaded our language. Every year the Oxford English Dictionary adds new words that it feels deserve to be… — Adam Gazzaley Copy Share Image
Making English grammar conform to Latin rules is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
George Orwell once blamed the demise of the English language on politics. It's quite possible he never read a prospectus. — Arthur Levitt Jr Copy Share Image
“God! The sexiest three words in the English language, 'you were right'. What woman doesn't love to hear that?” — Kristan Higgins Copy Share Image
“There is nothing intrinsic in the English language that made it attain such prominence. It is far from easy to learn. (A… — Minae Mizumura Copy Share Image
“Julius Caesar. His murder is a pivot point for the rest of the action to take place. Other examples?" "Othello," said Amber.… — Haley Walsh Copy Share Image
"Very" is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because… — Florence King Copy Share Image
It's [the word “sorry”] the most infuriating word in the English language. Just a cheap way to behave badly then shelve responsibility… — Minette Walters Copy Share Image
The English love for privacy is proverbial, and has not been exaggerated. A stranger who strikes up a conversation is looked upon… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
Christmas and the New Year are actually two holidays. So there is a plural, which in the English language, necessitates the use… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Christmas and the New Year are actually two holidays, so there is a plural, which in the English language necessitates the use… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I've made a dozen films in the English language. But then, for love, for my family and friends, I returned to Europe...… — Ornella Muti Copy Share Image
I do feel that scripts get developed now to a point where they're sort of actor-proof. If the actor is not very… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
“Hear me now or regret it later: Everything you write must be read aloud. Once all the context items are in place,… — Jiro Adachi Copy Share Image
“As the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the monarch is the defender of the faith—the official religion of the country,… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share Image
“The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane. Each… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I'm talking to a journalist and I really have nothing to say anymore, this is already uncomfortable. I feel the pain coming… — Vincent Gallo Copy Share Image
“There’s this word,” she continued, turning to study her fingers gripping the wheel. “Nothing like it exists in the English language. It’s… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“Placing a chunk on the bathroom counter and crushing it into a powder with the bottom of a hotel glass. Thinking this… — Chad Sanborn Copy Share Image
“The more obsessed with personal identity campus liberals become, the less willing they become to engage in reasoned political debate. Over the… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
There seems to be an increasing awareness of something we Americans have known for some time - that the ten most dangerous… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It as to be a swear word beginning with F*** I use it all the time, at work it might be F***… — Kyle MacDonald Copy Share Image
When I go to photograph somebody, they say, "What do you want me to do?" Those are the most frightening words in… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
“The greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. He could… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
You'll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
James Joyce's English was based on the rhythm of the Irish language. He wrote things that shocked English language speakers but he… — Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh Copy Share Image
The truest and greatest Poetry, (while subtly and necessarily always rhythmic, and distinguishable easily enough) can never again, in the English language,… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
One of the greatest cause of unhappiness - perhaps even the only cause of unhappiness - is comparison. I remember as a… — Jonathan Lockwood Huie Copy Share Image
Jane Austen wrote six of the most beloved novels in the English language, we are informed at the end of Becoming Jane,… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
I'm trying to talk to my kids in Japanese, because I'm not a pro English speaker. My wife speaks to them in… — Miyavi Copy Share Image
The love in his eyes was so powerful, I needed to look away. Seth had an amazing grasp of the English language,… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
One of the problems with any kind of talking about the media landscape is that we've just been through an unusually stable… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
There is certainly no one 'type' of writer who deliberately draws on Shakespeare. In fact, there's a strong argument that everyone writing… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“They have been taught to labor,” the Chicago Tribune editorialized in 1891. “They have been taught Christian civilization, and to speak the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The English language has about 450,000 commonly used words, but more may be needed. What to you call someone who has lost… — Jeffrey Zaslow Copy Share Image
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