England Quotes · Page 77

I did a stand-up performance on Conan O'Brian, which was great, but it's not for me. I prefer England.

— Russell Howard

My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourself…

— Elizabeth I

It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to…

— James F. Cooper

This is England," he explained. "Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great…

— Maureen Johnson

England's is a very solid squad, but I can't name a particular player; a team is all the players, and they're good.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but…

— Edwin Starr

In England and America people tend to graze all day long, but I think it's such a waste to be constantly picking…

— Nigella Lawson

It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true…

— Anonymous

A broad definition of crime in England is that it is any lower-class activity that is displeasing to the upper class.

— David Frost

I want to say to you who think women cannot succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position, that…

— Emmeline Pankhurst

I regard England as my wife and America as my mistress.

— Cedric Hardwicke

I remain committed to playing all three formats for England and to winning big series.

— Jofra Archer

Once upon a time, about 10 years ago, I thought maybe I could write a mystery series about a midwife in Elizabethan…

— Deborah Harkness

The irony about Charles II is not that he came to the throne because England needed a successor to Charles I, but…

— Simon Schama

I was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they…

— Nicholas Stoller

I went out for a film where they wanted seven brothers and one sister, so I was there for half a day…

— Archie Panjabi

While the very inhabitants of New England were thus fabling about the country a hundred miles inland, which was a terra incognitato…

— Henry David Thoreau

I think that as far as language goes I'm an American, I'm afraid, my accent is American, my way of talk is…

— Sylvia Plath

Once I got into punk rock, I started mail-ordering albums, because a lot of the record stores in my area didn't carry…

— Dave Grohl

I have some special things at home, but not too many. I've got two shirts framed - that's all - my first…

— Owen Farrell

Solidity, caution, integrity, efficiency. Lack of imagination, hypocrisy. These qualities characterize the middle classes in everycountry, but in England they are national…

— E. M. Forster

It's a pleasure to play for England, and I will never say no.

— Jack Wilshere

There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift…

— John Deacon

England is the Mother of Parliaments

— John Bright

If you can't outplay the opposition, you must outnumber them.

— Terry Venables

I think the whole emphasis in England, in universities, on practical criticism (but not that so much as on historical criticism, knowing…

— Sylvia Plath

I think there's a lot of deep-rooted history in England with racing. Lots of Formula One teams are based there. Formula One…

— Danica Patrick

I learned many things in England. Above all, I learned that until you leave home, you don't know to appreciate what you…

— Gerard Deulofeu

I worked with an amazing dialect coach named Jill McCullough. We did Skype sessions while I was shooting "No Escape" in Thailand,…

— Lake Bell

Science in England, in America, is jealous of theory, hates the name of love and moral purpose. There's revenge for this humanity.What…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I played on frozen pitches, on snow. I had only a couple of years indoor before I went to England.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

Is the English press honest or dishonest? At normal times it is deeply dishonest. All the papers that matter live off their…

— George Orwell

When I was a kid I wanted to play in the First Division and I wanted to play for England. I achieved…

— Matt Le Tissier

Today a Scot is leading a British army in France [Field Marshall Douglas Haig], another is commanding the British Grand Fleet at…

— Anonymous

In England, I'm this venerable old granddad, the one who always gets pissed at parties and puts a lampshade on his head.

— Fatboy Slim

[Nature said] The sea shall disjoin the people [of England] from others, and knit them to a fierce nationality. It shall give…

— Marsilio Ficino

I didn't realise you could travel so far and still be in England.

— Kevin Bond

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

— Riyad Mahrez

If you're famous, you suck, just for being famous. People in England totally get that; Americans don't.

— Trey Parker

The attitude of the English towards English history reminds one a good deal of the attitude of a Hollywood director towards love.

— Margaret Halsey