“Is It True? English is a really a form of Plattdeutsch or Lowland German, the way it was spoken during the 5th… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
“The most beautiful words in the English language are not 'I love you', but 'It's benign'.” — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Actually, I've taught creative writing in Turkey, at an English language university, where the students were native Turkish speakers, but they were… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
Let us learn from the English rulers the simple fact that the oppressors are blind to the enormity of their own misdeeds. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“The English language [during the Elizabethan era] wasn't standardized. There were no official dictionaries. There was no cultural belief that words should… — Bayard Louis Copy Share Image
“Words evolve, perhaps more rapidly and tellingly than do their users, and the change in meanings reflects a society often more accurately… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Copy Share Image
Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone. — John Clayton Copy Share Image
Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square. — Alex Cox Copy Share Image
“When she’s in a courtroom, Wendy Patrick, a deputy district attorney for San Diego, uses some of the roughest words in the… — Mark A. Kellner Copy Share Image
Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in… — William Shawn Copy Share Image
“It’s good enough for one word,” said Hunter. “Socialism.” Serge pounded the bar with his fist. “Fuck socialism.” “Don’t say that!” Hunter… — Tim Dorsey Copy Share Image
All the words in the English language are divided into nine great classes. These classes are called the Parts of Speech. They… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
Please stop using the word "Negro."... We are the only human beings in the world with fifty-seven variety of complexions who are… — Mary Church Terrell Copy Share Image
“Ah, but it wasn’t just her lovely face that haunted him. Nor the soft, lush body he was increasingly desperate to see… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
What the semicolon's anxious supporters fret about is the tendency of contemporary writers to use a dash instead of a semicolon and… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. — John Hume Copy Share Image
“Tommy looked blank. "What's a flashlight?" "You don't have flashlights?" Jessup said. "Jeeze! A cylinder, like, with batteries inside it, and a… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
One of the less vaunted joys of Austen is that she is one of the greatest writers in the English language who… — Alessandra Stanley Copy Share Image
Jane Austen wrote six of the most beloved novels in the English language, we are informed at the end of Becoming Jane,… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“He spoke in english. Not flawlessly by any means. Not like a Nazi POW camp commandant who appreciates english poetry and says… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
Psychobabble attempts to redefine the entire English language just to make a correct statement incorrect. Psychology is the study of why someone… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
For my own part, I do not want the freedom of India if it means extinction of English or the disappearance of… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
