English Quotes · Page 23

The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.

— Stephen Kinzer

I write in English. My first album came out in Italy, and I toured and did gigs.

— Violante Placido

If you're a Norwegian writer, you are not visible in the world. The door of the English language is very hard to…

— Per Petterson

I found that I was just hopeless at school. It was just a total bore. First, I passed in art and English,…

— Joe Strummer

Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.

— Vikas Swarup

To the Tamil media, I have mostly interacted in English since I am not fluent in Tamil.

— Vijay Deverakonda

It sometimes occurs to me that the British have more heritage than isgood for them.

— Bill Bryson

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

I have Czech, I have Russian, I have English, I have Italian. Uh, what am I missing? A little bit of Irish.…

— Joe Lhota

It is a culture voice, but it is a very American culture voice, and I am very used to English culture voice.…

— Christopher Plummer

The air of the English is down-to-earth. They care about details; there's a tradition, but there's also a counter-culture: the younger generation…

— Tadashi Yanai

I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they…

— Eve

English players are as easy to coach. The problem is that the Premier League has the best players in the world, and…

— Arsene Wenger

Although I've lived in England for more than twenty years, I still have a foreigner's passion for all the details of English…

— Meg Rosoff

I met Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not really star struck by actors, but musicians, that's when I…

— Christopher Mintz-Plasse

I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt…

— Mathias Rust

I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically.

— Mark Takano

Good shoes are important. I wear English brogues in a wide fitting. They last me years.

— David Bailey

“The English will never be forgiven for the talent for destruction they have always displayed when they get off their own island.”

— Hilary Mantel

I grew up in a literary home and majored in French, English, and sociology. They all have served me well over the…

— Gloria Gaither

There have been a bunch of Indian films in English that found an audience.

— Arfi Lamba

Oh that's very English, that's probably why. They just go 'LOL' in America.

— Kelly Osbourne

Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, all the top English players are who I strive to be like.

— James Ward-Prowse

The French are never happy coming to London; this is an ancient and comforting enmity.

— A. A. Gill

I don’t fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans,

— Gwyneth Paltrow

“You know I am too English to get up a vehement friendship all at once.”

— Charlotte Brontë

In 'Godha,' I was a Punjabi girl and had Hindi, English and Punjabi dialogues.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play.…

— Kapil Dev

At least being prosperous set one apart in England; here it guaranteed nothing, not even taste.

— Gregory Benford

Hollywood don't always pay a lot of money. Because we're English they think we're cheap!

— Ray Winstone

When it comes to love, the English language bears no shortage of cliches.

— Sarah MacLean

“Many Continentals tink life is a game; the English think cricet is a game.”

— George Mikes

I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.

— J. K. Rowling

I had three brilliant English teachers at secondary school. They found the writer in me.

— Anthony Horowitz

Grunge came from a group of English photographers, and they were documenting their own reality... I'm South American - we celebrate life.

— Mario Testino

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth.

— Stendhal

In Ireland, I don't get asked out much. English boys are a lot more flirty.

— Georgia Salpa

The notion of 'Queen's English' is usually applied to our pronunciation.

— Susie Dent

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

In the beginning of college I wanted to be an English major, but then I became interested in international relations.

— Nick McDonell