“Kissed. Cath loved that word. She used it sparingly in her fic, just because it felt so powerful. It felt like kissing… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“Don’t be ridiculous.” Only one of the most condescending phrases in the English language…and” — Christine Pope Copy Share Image
We, the English educated Indians, often unconsciously make the terrible mistake of thinking that the microscopic minority of the English-speaking Indians is… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The three most dreaded words in the English language are 'negative cash flow'. — David Tang Copy Share Image
“No critic and advocate of immutability has ever once managed properly or even marginally to outwit the English language's capacity for foxy… — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
Frankly I love the word 'nigga.' It is my favorite word in the English language because no other word incites more controversy… — Todd Boyd Copy Share Image
“Their moral indignation was sometimes feigned, but the Elizabethans’ nearly four hundred references to the Florentine Secretary introduced the derogatory terms ‘Machiavellian’… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The English language is so elastic that you can find another word to say the same thing. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I left school at sixteen - I was fed up and restless. The only thing that interested me at school was English… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
Is there a phrase in the English language more fraught with menace than a tax audit? — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The most meaningless term in the English language is 'I take full responsibility.' When a politician utters those words it means absolutely… — Bernard Goldberg Copy Share Image
Rome to Fiumicino airport is easy go to the main train aottisn (Termini) and simply buy a ticket using the automated ticket… — Masoom Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
When the American people get through with the English language, it will look as if it had been run over by a… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word — Frank Bough Copy Share Image
“Perfect' - the most misattributed word in English language A 'perfect' thing can never be improved - at least by what the… — Eniitan Akinola Copy Share Image
In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
He wished someone in the course of history had thought of striking that word and all its derivatives from the English Language… — Mary Balogh Copy Share Image
Summer afternoon...Summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language. — Henry James Copy Share Image
Four. That's what I want you to remember. If you don't get your idea across in the first four minutes, you won't… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
“The need for Nigerian clerks and other subordinates to help man the colonial administration required creating a new class of African people… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image