I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general. — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“Polysyllables obfuscate a preponderant ignorance with so much more style and panache.” — John Patrick Lowrie Copy Share Image
I'm English, and 'Doctor Who' was this thing that I've been watching since I was three. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“You Englishmen,’ said Herr Wurter. ‘You are all the same. Wherever you are you behave as if you were at home and… — Derek Raymond Copy Share Image
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
John Locke invented common sense, and only Englishmen have had it ever since! — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see, That though the English are effete They're quite impervious to heat. — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
England, where nobody ever says what they mean: and by denying feeling, kill it off stone-cold at the roots. — Caitlin Thomas Copy Share Image
I went to UC Berkeley. I graduated in 1976, immediately moved to L.A. with a degree in English - which did no… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
The first article carrying Vonnegut's byline, 'This Business of Whistle Purchasing,' a lighthearted criticism of a school fund-raiser, was submitted at the… — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image
America is the land of the hustler: it's bigger, bolder, flasher, more in your face, whereas England's more about attention to detail… — Dizzee Rascal Copy Share Image
My favorite subject was English, and I wanted to study English abroad when I was young, when I was a kid, but… — Doona Bae Copy Share Image
I came to the U.S. in 1994 to learn English and go to business school, but I took only a few business… — Hamdi Ulukaya Copy Share Image
You know why the French hate us so much? Thay gave us the croissant. And you know what we did with it?… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Whatever the rest of the world thinks of the English gentleman, the English lady regards him apprehensively as something between God and… — Margaret Halsey Copy Share Image
When I decided I wanted to go to drama school, I realized that a lot of the actors whose careers I really… — Ben Schnetzer Copy Share Image
“What is Freelancing? Freelancing is a work arrangement where individuals offer their services to clients on a project basis, often remotely and… — Bhairab IT Zone Copy Share Image
I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“It's not entirely absurd to think that somewhere in the past of mankind someone, for the first time, did in his mind… — Richard Mitchell Copy Share Image
My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at… — Odette Annable Copy Share Image
At 13, in my first year of Tonbridge, I went up for the part of Macbeth. I was up against the 17-… — Dan Stevens Copy Share Image
To be honest, the core reason why I became an actor was that I didn't want to go to school. That's where… — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
“Zeal to expunge every trace of Romish superstition resulted in text scrutinizing and “arguments from silence” that forbade traditions such as the… — Lori Branch Copy Share Image
My mother tongue, Mende, is very expressive, very figurative, and when I write, I always struggle to find the English equivalent of… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
That monstrous tuberosity of civilised life, the capital of England. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
