--- title: "18 Think English Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Think English quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Think English sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/stephen-chow-24309_bad_i-think-my-english-is-bad-780323_780323.jpg" --- > [I think my English is bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chow/i-think-my-english-is-bad/) [Stephen Chow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/stephen-chow-24309_bad_i-think-my-english-is-bad-780323_780323.jpg) > [I think the English are an unbelievably musical nation and always have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rattle/i-think-the-english-are-an-unbelievably-musical-nation-and-always/) [Simon Rattle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rattle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/simon-rattle-11291_always_i-think-the-english-are-an-unbelievably_3000338.jpg) > [So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-marceau/so-sometimes-when-i-m-not-happy-with-my-performance-and-i-have-to/) [Sophie Marceau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-marceau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/sophie-marceau-19731_not-happy_so-sometimes-when-i-m-not-happy-with-my_371868.png) > [ I guess the most interesting thing that people think is I'm English \[because of The Mighty Boosh\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-fulcher/i-guess-the-most-interesting-thing-that-people-think-is-i-m-english/) [Rich Fulcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-fulcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/rich-fulcher-14676_interesting_i-guess-the-most-interesting-thing-that_987686.jpg) > [I have always felt most comfortable singing in English, perhaps because I think in English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ananya-birla/i-have-always-felt-most-comfortable-singing-in-english-perhaps/) [Ananya Birla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ananya-birla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/ananya-birla-5420_always_i-have-always-felt-most-comfortable-sing_1244228.jpg) > [I think, for the English accent, we don't say our Rs, contrary to a standard American accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-roe/i-think-for-the-english-accent-we-don-t-say-our-rs-contrary-to-a/) [Alex Roe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-roe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/alex-roe-27772_accent_i-think-for-the-english-accent-we-don-t_1139553.jpg) > [I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-think-english-is-a-fantastic-rich-and-musical-language-but-of/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/max-von-sydow-7808_actors_i-think-english-is-a-fantastic-rich-and_3140734.jpg) > [Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing. Turn out your toes as you walk. And remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-carroll/speak-in-french-when-you-can-t-think-of-the-english-for-a-thing-turn-2/) [Lewis Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/lewis-carroll-324_alice-in-wonderland_speak-in-french-when-you-can-t-think-of_2199465.jpg) > [Ram Mohan Roy would have been a greater reformer and Lokmanya Tilak a greater scholar if they had not to start with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/ram-mohan-roy-would-have-been-a-greater-reformer-and-lokmanya-tilak-a/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/mahatma-gandhi-23_english-language_ram-mohan-roy-would-have-been-a-greater_1796813.jpg) > [I think my English is pretty good, but speaking without thinking about what you are saying, you know, it's just different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-fournier/i-think-my-english-is-pretty-good-but-speaking-without-thinking-about/) [Evan Fournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-fournier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/evan-fournier-5766_about_i-think-my-english-is-pretty-good-but-sp_1770183.jpg) > [Speak in French when you can’t think of the English for a thing-- turn your toes out when you walk--- And remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-carroll/speak-in-french-when-you-can-t-think-of-the-english-for-a-thing-turn/) [Lewis Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/lewis-carroll-324_alice_speak-in-french-when-you-can-t-think-of_405828.jpg) > [For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kailash-kher/for-us-indians-i-don-t-think-english-can-ever-exude-that-magic-of/) [Kailash Kher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kailash-kher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/kailash-kher-14933_emotion_for-us-indians-i-don-t-think-english-can_182198.png) > [I don't think the English like me. I sold a colossal best seller in America, and they never really forgave me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles/i-don-t-think-the-english-like-me-i-sold-a-colossal-best-seller-in/) [John Fowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fowles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/john-fowles-816_america_i-don-t-think-the-english-like-me-i-sold_1291612.png) > [I think English is very important for tennis players. To be on the tour, it's much more easier if you speak English.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-kvitova/i-think-english-is-very-important-for-tennis-players-to-be-on-the/) [Petra Kvitova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-kvitova/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/petra-kvitova-4708_i-think_i-think-english-is-very-important-for-te_1667474.png) > [“YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR, YOU DON’T NEED ANY SPECIAL TALENT, YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/you-don-t-have-to-do-anything-to-be-an-english-major-you-don-t-need/) [John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49f/john-irving-337_english-major_you-don-t-have-to-do-anything-to-be-an-e_1064470.jpg) > [“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/we-think-of-english-as-a-fortress-to-be-defended-but-a-better-analogy/) [Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/kory-stamper-11455_children_we-think-of-english-as-a-fortress-to-be_383198.jpg) > [I think the English are bipolar. 'We're the greatest, no we're terrible' - that's a constant English struggle. Crime is down, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dara-o-briain/i-think-the-english-are-bipolar-we-re-the-greatest-no-we-re-terrible/) [Dara O Briain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dara-o-briain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/dara-o-briain-41295_bipolar_i-think-the-english-are-bipolar-we-re-th_276435.jpg) > [There is a future for English films. Don't we all talk, breathe, and think in English? If we can talk and think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimple-kapadia/there-is-a-future-for-english-films-don-t-we-all-talk-breathe-and/) [Dimple Kapadia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimple-kapadia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/dimple-kapadia-5430_breathe_there-is-a-future-for-english-films-don_1460191.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-english/#itemlist", "name": "Think English Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think my English is bad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Chow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chow/i-think-my-english-is-bad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/stephen-chow-24309_bad_i-think-my-english-is-bad-780323_780323.jpg", "contentUrl": 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