I'm an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
“I said I was an English major, that I wanted to write someday, that I read the way other people ate chocolate.” — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
I have no scientific training at all. I was an English major in school. Everything I learned about science I've learned as… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
“When you are an English major, they tell you that you can do anything, but what they really mean is that you… — Nora McInerny Purmort Copy Share Image
I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
More than anything, being an English major made me more appreciative of authors and what an incredible feat it is to just… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
I like to say I had a very varied undergraduate education. I was an English major first, and then at the end… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
As a former English major, I am a sitting duck for Gift Books, and in the past few years I've gotten Dickens,… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I am an English major in school with an emphasis in creative writing. I think hearing Maya Angelou speak at school last… — Fred Savage Copy Share Image
As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
My roommate in college in Austin, Texas, was Wes Anderson. Wes always wanted to be a director. I was an English major… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a writer and an artist when I grew up. So in college,… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
On behalf of the newspaper industry I wish to announce some changes we're making to serve you better. When I say 'serve… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I can be a bit of a science geek. I tend more towards reading about brain science, neuroscience. I was an English… — William Mapother Copy Share Image
I didn't know shorthand either. This meant I couldn't get a good job after college. My mother kept telling me nobody wanted… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“Professional wrestling is simply the most modern interpretation of an ancient tradition of stylized verbal battles between enemies. From the time that… — Elizabeth Hunter Copy Share Image
The only reason I acted in school was because of the community. I was in the chorus of every play and was… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
“Before I met Maria, I was your basic craven hermit. I spent most of my time in my room, in love with… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“English majors want the joy of seeing the world through the eyes of people who—let us admit it—are more sensitive, more articulate,… — Mark Edmundson Copy Share Image
“It was possible to explore the 'great tradition' of the English novel and believe that in doing so you were addressing questions… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
If you look at Iraq and Afghanistan's situations, they are quickly becoming much like our reservations. They will have puppet governments funded… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years. — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“Don't fuck with an English major. They keep lots of useless crap trapped in their heads. Once in a while they let… — P.C. Cast Copy Share Image
“The English major reads because, as rich as the one life he has may be, one life is not enough.” — Mark Edmundson Copy Share Image
I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
“I began to parse the sentence. This is what English majors do. It's what we're trained to do. We don't know how… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
I was an English major in college, so I really liked spoken word and poetry; it was what I did before I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
“You’re an English major, aren't you?” “Hey!” Immediately retreating, Keith swatted at him with a dishcloth. “Leave my brain alone. It’s resting.”… — Matthew Haldeman-Time Copy Share Image
When I was in college I was an English major and my last year or so I tutored high school students in… — Michael Ealy Copy Share Image
Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR, YOU DON’T NEED ANY SPECIAL TALENT, YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“An English major is like being in a book club that costs $40,000 a year, has only annoying people in it, offers… — Aaron Goldfarb Copy Share Image
Not Shakespeare. In college I took a Shakespeare class because I was an English major, and they had a Summer program called… — Jenna Bush Copy Share Image
We English majors...need to promote public libraries as a tool in the war against terror. How many readers of Edith Wharton have… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were… — David Brin Copy Share Image
During his weekly address to the nation, President Obama discussed higher education and said, 'The most important skill you can sell is… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
“I had long ago learned that books are the best presents you can buy for a person--except me. I like toys. But… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“I swear on Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg that the country that became the U.S. bears a closer family resemblance to the devil-may-care… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
