“The era of mass education and the standardization of the English language left such expressions as marks of uneducated people in the… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When I read some of the rules for speaking and writing the English language correctly, I think any fool can make a… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I give my vote for Mr. Johnson to fill that great and arduous post. And I hereby declare that I make a… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Non-co-operation is a movement intended to invite Englishmen to co-operate with us on honourable terms or retire from our land. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“DECEMBER 3, 1992 No LOL Matter On December 3, 1992, Neil Papworth sent the world’s first text message, making it a very… — Michael Farquhar Copy Share Image
The four most powerful words in the English language - please, thanks, sorry and why. — Wendy Alexander Copy Share Image
“You know what you do? You know how rain takes the colour out of everything? That's what you do to the English… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Give your children regular, daily doses of Vitamin N. This vital nutrient consists simply of the most character-building two-letter word in the… — John Rosemond Copy Share Image
“We turn now to T. S. Eliot," said Mr Varriale, my 11th-grade English teacher, "the most difficult poet in the English language."… — Peter S. Hawkins Copy Share Image
The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It was once argued that 'Starring Sylvester Stallone' were the three scariest words in the English language but until I saw Adam… — Joe Queenan Copy Share Image
“You would be amazed by how I can torture the English language. I am an abusive lover.” — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
If a language is corruptible, then a constitution written in that language is corruptible. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
The British power is the overlord without whom Indian princes cannot breathe. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The most important words in the English language are not 'I love you' but 'it's benign.' — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
“Double-clicking on his inbox, Jason noted that one of the three messages was from Suzy, aka ButterfliesInMyTummy, and his mood lifted. It… — Tammy Cohen Copy Share Image
Why does there exist a global American entertainment industry, but there isn't an equivalent coming from France or Italy? This is the… — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
“Should," I suddenly recal myself saying to Samantha and Miranda, "is the worst word in the English language. People always thing thing… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
English is capable of defining sentiments that the human nervous system is quite incapable of experiencing. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The English love for privacy is proverbial, and has not been exaggerated. A stranger who strikes up a conversation is looked upon… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We all live in a small unique world, that's why we need at least one sole common language. — William C. Brown Copy Share Image
I think of myself primarily as a reader, then also a writer, but that's more or less irrelevant. I think I'm a… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
One of the problems with any kind of talking about the media landscape is that we've just been through an unusually stable… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
