“Pot itself has nothing to do with pots and pans, but comes from the Mexican-Spanish word potiguaya, which means marijuana leaves. And… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
I'm basically a writer of ideas, and the English aren't interested in ideas. The English, I'm afraid, are totally brainless. — Colin Wilson Copy Share Image
Your great country is wonderful at stealing pieces of history and using it for its own purposes, so there didn't seem to… — Michael Apted Copy Share Image
Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t story (good or bad) that pulled me in; it was English itself, the way it felt in my braces-caged mouth… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
When I was living in Paris in the '80s, I used to go out with an American model who couldn't speak French.… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Why should Scotland be stopped from suggesting to the English people that we join a new union under new terms? Let's not… — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
If you met me in London, you might be appalled at how English I sounded. — Pollyanna McIntosh Copy Share Image
My first restoration was on 'Napoleon,' trying to put the French version in with the English version, and it was most unsatisfactory. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don't expect that, and… — Marsha Thomason Copy Share Image
“Peter held up the book he had been reading: 'Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'. "To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
The methodologies of examining hip hop are borrowed from sociology, politics, religion, economics, urban studies, journalism, communications theory, American studies, transatlantic studies,… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
My brother is a policeman; my sister's an English teacher. When I hear what they make versus what I make, it's ridiculous. — Robert Sean Leonard Copy Share Image
The English don't like concepts, really, not from a pop star. It's alright if they come from an 'intellectual,', but from a… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
What Shakespeare was able to do in English he would certainly not have done in French. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If we were to put out a song in English, we would have to put in lots and lots of effort. — Jennie Copy Share Image
