“She would speak her story in Spanish and la señora Maureen would tell hers in English; it was obvious to her that… — Héctor Tobar Copy Share Image
I know all about you. You're the people waiting on the shoreline with the warm towels and the hot chocolate after the… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to… — Holliday Grainger Copy Share Image
On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has… — Dan Feuerriegel Copy Share Image
A well known director wouldn't take the chance on casting me for an American role after he discovered that I was English.… — Marsha Thomason Copy Share Image
“Englishmen who came here had the spirit of close kinsmen in all they did; often were blood related and moved from place… — Pressey Edward Pearson Clapp Robert Parker Gunn Mrs. Lyman O Copy Share Image
“The most self-damaging words in the English language are: try, might, and if. These are words of uncertainty. Will you fail? That… — Dannika Dark Copy Share Image
“What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way around. In prose, the… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“One knows so well the popular idea of health: the English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I've always had self-belief, though my sensitive side has never been fully appreciated. For every 'Down in the Tube Station at Midnight,'… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I trained as a writer before I became a lawyer. I was headed for a life as an English professor, but that… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
When I'm on television, I'm talking to millions of people, so the conversation is totally different. My words are different. My diction… — Keyshawn Johnson Copy Share Image
After the non-Japanese Carlos Ghosn was brought in by Nissan to turn around the struggling auto manufacturer, he made English the company's… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
the English, although partakers in the most variable and quixotic climate in the world, never become used to its vagaries, but comment… — Ruth Rendell Copy Share Image
The business is so international now; you'll be working on an American film, and you'll start chatting to someone, and it's like:… — Imogen Poots Copy Share Image
The Gaelic language itself depends very much on ear and rhythm, and when those who are thinking in Gaelic speak in English,… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and… — Christie Laing Copy Share Image
I think most of the world would like to be Scottish. All the Americans who come here never look for English blood… — Joanna Lumley Copy Share Image
As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“The English novels are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed. But one should not be too severe on them. They show… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to… — Carice van Houten Copy Share Image
The more you look back into English history, the more you are forced to the conclusion that alongside civility and the deeply… — Anna Pavlova Copy Share Image
There's this accent that I think everybody has when they grow up going to an international school. It's a mix of not… — Daniela Ruah Copy Share Image
