In a war the last thing the English know is how to practice fair play. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
I was born here in the States. I moved to Portugal when I was five. And then my parents put me in… — Daniela Ruah Copy Share Image
“There is no understanding Englishness without understanding its imperial and colonial dimensions.” — Stuart Hall Copy Share Image
When I was teaching English and trying to get kids passionate about reading, the most effective weapon I had was 'The Martian… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
It {France} may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world! — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
“Delight is délice, délit is a misdemeanour' 'Well, it's bloody close...' 'Well, they often are…” — Alan Hollinghurst Copy Share Image
Brits are very, very expressive, whereas the Soviet and Eastern European way is much more stern, stone-faced. Vladimir Putin-esque in some way. — Johan Renck Copy Share Image
“e,x: there were no two letters in all english or mathematics that were more baeutiful” — Lauren Kunze Copy Share Image
Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
“You have already achieved the English-Language poet's most important goal: you can read, Write and speak English well enough to understand this… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
During the 1980s, when Japan's economy was roaring and people were writing books with titles like 'Japan is Number One,' most Japanese… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literature. I… — Brendan Coyle Copy Share Image
If a stranger taps you on the ass and says, "How's the little lady today!" you will probably cringe. But if he's… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The English probably do that wordplay kind of humour and whimsy better than anyone, and I've always felt that my writing goes… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
If you want your film to be instantly green-lit, your first approach is not to go to a relatively unknown English actor.… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
For you, it's a silent movie. For us, it's a talking movie because we had lines on set. There's a lot of… — Jean Dujardin Copy Share Image
My first novel was turned down by about twenty publishers over a period of two and a half years. Because my name… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
What's the big deal with France? How come everyone wants to go there? Let me tell you about France. Their music sucks.… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“As you speak I swear I can hear words being selected, one after another, from the word-box you carry around with you,… — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people;… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U.K., and she taught me to read early… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
“Finally, I would like to point out that now in the age of English, choosing a language policy is not the exclusive… — Minae Mizumura Copy Share Image
England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
There are no secrets about England - they are searching for positives. — Shane Warne Copy Share Image
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
