“It takes a thorough knowledge of the English language to effectively abuse it.” — Charlene Vermeulen Copy Share Image
I love how your emails generally look and sound like the English language. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Us. We. Two of the most beautiful words in the English language. . .” — Marianne Evans Copy Share Image
An Englishman is content to say nothing when he has nothing to say. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
India is less manly under the British rule than she ever was before. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The British are weak in numbers, we are weak in spite of our numbers. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
However virile the English language may be, it can never become the language of the masses of India. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I think that phrase is the most horrible phrase in the English language - 'I don't know.' It's terribly embarrassing. — Jim Morrison Copy Share Image
When I started writing seriously in high school, English was the language I had at my disposal - my Spanish was domestic,… — Daniel Alarcon 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
The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue. — Eric Alterman 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
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought. — William James Copy Share Image
My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
“In 1957, a young lieutenant in the Swedish Air Force named Bjorn Nyberg decided, somewhat inexplicably, that the surest means to improve his… — Jon Peterson Copy Share Image
I used to hate England because they ruled my country but I am happy they gave us the game of cricket, which… — Kapil Dev Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any words in the English language to explain what it's -what it's like to- to sit on Texas… — Kerry Max Cook 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
I make the case in the book that Standard English, that language we all aspire to live and move and have our… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
I have not been able to discover whether there exists a precise French equivalent for the common Anglo-American expression 'killing time.' It's… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“One reason Bible translation is a difficult task is that, in many cases, there is no direct one-to-one parallel between words in… — Ron Rhodes 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
The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
“If you need to clear the air with these gentlemen, better remove yourself from the car!” Julia’s boyfriend, or whatever he was,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American and nothing but an American. If he tries to… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Journal Entry – April 17, 2013/May 10, 2013 Hollow. Numb. Empty. Nothingness. Are these feelings? Or are they just words in the… — Justin Schleifer Copy Share Image
Our children learn the phonetic method, which is why they're very good spellers, I suppose. Because rather than ABC or just saying… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
“IN my early days there were stories about funny refugees murdering the English language. A refugee woman goes to the greengrocer to… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“He was appalled at the awful intellectual chasm that yawned between him and his people. He could never cross it and explain… — Jack London 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
The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French. — Wilfrid Laurier Copy Share Image
They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. — Jack Prelutsky Copy Share Image
