England Quotes · Page 42

“Fifteen feet away, the wide River Thames rolled past, dark and deep and mysterious is the sullen-not-quite sunrise.”

— Anonymous

England understands good Chinese, Japanese and Indian cuisine; in France, we just get French.

— Eva Green

The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short.

— Henry Rollins

Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.

— Samuel Johnson

Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.

— Harry Maguire

I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.

— Ron Atkinson

I tell you what, if the Cameroons get a goal back here they're literally gonna catch on fire.

— Ron Atkinson

In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the English.

— Bertrand Barere

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death; but the history of Ireland…

— Thomas Francis Meagher

I've won junior titles, ABA titles and boxed for England all over the world against future Olympic champions as an amateur -…

— George Groves

People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to…

— E. M. Delafield

The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to…

— Rand Paul

I'd love to make films in England, and I tried to. I think there's a wealth of amazing talent and astonishing writing…

— David Slade

In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the…

— John F. Kennedy

“on a bike ride through the Surrey Lanes, pedalling in my cotton dress through the hot fields blushing with poppies, freewheeling down…

— Chris Cleave

A lot of greats from England have fought in New York. I remember when Naseem Hamed fought at Madison Square Garden against…

— James DeGale

In spite of the roaring of the young lions at the Union, and the screaming of the rabbits in the home of…

— Oscar Wilde

The civilized nations--Greece, Rome, England--have been sustained by the primitive forests which anciently rotted where they stand. They survive as long as…

— Henry David Thoreau

The point of fact is, just in simple ways, you can see how much better things have gotten. I mean, when I…

— Freeman Dyson

I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man: wine is not so noble a liquor; and think of…

— Henry David Thoreau

I moved to New England partly because it has a real literary past. The ghosts of Hawthorne and Melville still sit on…

— John Updike

I think it might be better to have the President sort of like the King of England - or the Queen -…

— Hunter S. Thompson

This new England we have invented for ourselves is not interested at all in education. It is only interested in training, both…

— Stephen Fry

Where I come from, it's a little bit like England. We start from the theater, and we do films a bit on…

— Michael Nyqvist

The only people who should play for England are English people

— Jack Wilshere

I played in Belgium, in France and in Germany, which was very good - but England is very special.

— Demba Ba

You are never relaxed in England. You have a tough league, the Champions League, the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

— Antonio Conte

Playing for England is such an honour, it's the highest level you can play at.

— Bukayo Saka

I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. (on signing for Manchester united)

— Wayne Rooney

I know how much football means in England. They love it. That's why it's great to be here.

— Bernardo Silva

Being raise in England, we were all raised on blues and country.

— John Waite

Growing up in Canada, I'd never have imagined I'd be in this position and with the chance of wearing an England jersey.

— Owen Hargreaves

“I’d no idea you knew England extended past Palmer’s Green: are you lost?”

— Sarah Perry

I don't want to return to France; France doesn't tempt me at all. I like England.

— Riyad Mahrez

The present Stimulus Bill sets up the equivalent commission in the United States similar to that which is in England.

— Nat Hentoff

Y'all are so cute and y'all talk so proper over here. I love England.

— Beyonce Knowles

I was born after my dad came back from England and he wanted to raise us like European kids.

— Sowcar Janaki

Never was isle so little, never was sea so lone, But over the scud and the palm-trees an English flag was flown.

— Rudyard Kipling

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.

— Michael Owen

Because we are a small country, unlike England, Italy, or Brazil, we don't have as many good players.

— Dimitar Berbatov