There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose. — James Gray Copy Share Image
We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
We're in a long line of English people pretending to be Americans and not being as good as Americans. — Winston Marshall Copy Share Image
Writing about our gods in English is unnatural, but I believe language is just a carrier - a means to an end. — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
A French traveler with a sore throat is a wonderful thing to behold, but it takes more than tonsillitis to prevent a… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
“It’s the obvious, painful example, yes. The scandalous thing, really, is that I do not believe the English are the most superior… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
Jewish history has been in my cultural DNA since I was a child growing up in post-war London. In the midst of… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
“Love is happy only when it is confident. When it is humble, it is full of pain and misgiving; there is hardly… — Dorothy Whipple Copy Share Image
“Ho ho ho, tell me why you are not at home' is something Santa Claus could ask you if you stayed in… — Jakub Marian Copy Share Image
I think English punk died in '79 or '80. Maybe '82 at the latest. As far as American punk goes, it wasn't… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Do not suppose, dearest Sir, that I am so short-sighted as to destroy my life by English preaching, or any other preaching.… — Henry Martyn Copy Share Image
I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals. — Claire Foy Copy Share Image
We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude. — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
There is no pleasing New Englanders, my dear, their soil is all rocks and their hearts are bloodless absolutes. — John Updike Copy Share Image
“English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
If England was what England seems, And not the England of our dreams; But only putty, brass, and paint, 'Ow we'd chuck… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
English? Who needs to spend time learning that? I'm never going to England! — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don't expect that, and… — Marsha Thomason Copy Share Image
The English possess too many agreeable traits to permit them to be as much disliked as they think and hope they are. — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
If we were to put out a song in English, we would have to put in lots and lots of effort. — Jennie Copy Share Image
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
I would love to spend more time in Britain one day. In my heart, I still feel that I'm English, and when… — Olivia Hussey Copy Share Image
School is pointless. English: We speak it. History: They're dead. Math: We have calculators. Spanish: We have Dora. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you're a young English person who wants to be an actress and you have dreams, you dream of being Vanessa Redgrave… — Janet McTeer Copy Share Image
I'd love to have been in things like 'The Jewel in the Crown,' but of course they're terribly old English. I can… — Julia McKenzie Copy Share Image
Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English. — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
I think Americans have always been pretty outspoken. I always found that if you had emotions in England, it's like, 'Here's a… — Rosanna Arquette Copy Share Image
I am a central European with an English education and a deplorable tendency to constant self-analysis. I am irritable and have weak… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
It has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Our English monarchs are so unimaginative,” said Eldric. “They execute people in such tediously conventional ways. — Franny Billingsley Copy Share Image
The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers. — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I feel that Britain is a rather self-deprecating nation: you're almost considered egotistical to say you're good at anything. — Rachel Shenton Copy Share Image
If you can speak English, and you can get a place on a proper course at a proper university, you can come… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
If England has any dignity left in the way of literature, she will forget for ever the pitiful antics of English Literature's… — Sean O'Casey Copy Share Image
