England Quotes · Page 57

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

— Thomas Gray

It was a dream for me to score two goals on my first start for the England Under-21s.

— Tammy Abraham

A Frenchman may possibly be clean; an Englishman is conscientiously clean.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I was fascinated by the culture clash between England and America in the 1950s. My first memories are of being a girl…

— Laurie Graham

I believe if I was white I would've been England captain for more than 10 years.

— Sol Campbell

They've done the old-fashioned things well; they've kicked the ball, they've headed it.

— Ron Atkinson

I think I might have a glass of champagne, if there is any in Nagpur, and just enjoy the moment.

— Alastair Cook

I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one…

— Xabi Alonso

“It doesn't happen to me anymore, because a fresh generation of Africans and Asians has arisen to take over the business, but…

— Christopher Hitchens

England is my home. London is my home. New York feels like, if I have to spend a year living in an…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I was growing up watching Rooney as an England legend and as one of the top players in England in my lifetime.

— Jordan Pickford

Rock and roll came into my life when I was about 12, 13, when Little Richard and Chuck Berry had just started…

— Joe Cocker

He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.

— Ron Atkinson

According to the Bank of England the economy is growing too fast so interest rates must rise to counter the supposed inflationary…

— Harry Enfield

England is not very easy to get in and out of.

— W. G. Sebald

You are obvious, boy. You are difficult to miss. If you came to me in company with a purple lion, a green…

— Neil Gaiman

You have this impression from England that New Yorkers can be quite aggressive, but certainly the people that I've bumped into and…

— Archie Panjabi

But to be fair, Arsenal are a quality side. They're not where they are by chance - they are not top of…

— Frank Lampard

I say every year that England is my home now.

— Hector Bellerin

He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly.

— H. G. Wells

Being asked to play one of the butlers is like being picked to play for England. All you have to do is…

— Mark Williams

Power is the main difference; it's more powerful in England. Referees are less strict than in France, teams like to play low…

— Alexandre Lacazette

I was born in England, but India is the only place I feel at home.

— Adnan Sami

When all is said, its atmosphere [England's] still contains fewer germs of aggression and brutality per cubic foot in a crowded bus,…

— Arthur Koestler

In nature, all is useful, all is beautiful. It is therefore beautiful, because it is alive, moving, reproductive; it is thereforeuseful, because…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson