England Quotes

1571 England quotes by 1079 unique authors

In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it… — Charles Babbage
England [sic] is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn't make things that people in the rest… — Mitt Romney
I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to… — Cornelia Funke
English is, from my point of view as an Americanist, an ethnicity. And English literature should be studied in Comparative Literature. And American literature should… — Paula Gunn Allen
I was born in Norwich in 1946, and educated in England, Zimbabwe, and Australia, before my family settled in North Wales. — Philip Pullman
The great majority of people in England and America are modest, decent and pure-minded and the amount of virgins in the world today is stupendous. — Barbara Cartland
The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs. — George Bernard Shaw
When Germany and England and America will long have lost their present identity or purpose, we shall still be strong in ours. — Maurice Samuel
The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. . . .… — Margot Asquith
My first American ancestor, gentlemen, was an Indian-an early Indian. Your ancestors skinned him alive, and I am an orphan. All those Salem witches were… — Mark Twain
[Nature said] The sea shall disjoin the people [of England] from others, and knit them to a fierce nationality. It shall give them markets on… — Marsilio Ficino
Wrangel pretended to combat the Bolsheviks, Bolshevism is Jewry. In order to retain the favor of the Jews holding the real power in England, France… — Boris Brasol
The men of England,- the men, I mean, of light and leading in England. — Edmund Burke
[Polythene Pam] was me, remembering a little event with a woman in Jersey, and a man who was England's answer to Allen Ginsberg, who gave… — John Lennon
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the European… — Anthony Burgess
Ever since you're little you hear this: 'The pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution and sneak religious freedom into the new world.' But even… — Greg Proops
I went to America in the winter of 1872-73, authorised to secure, if I could, the passage of a bill demonetising silver. It was in… — Unknown Author
No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of… — Rio Ferdinand
We pretend to be a middle class, democratic nation, but in reality we love our blue bloods. ... We love the prep school manners, the… — David Brooks
I protest that we fans are being emotionally starved and frustrated by long periods of perfect performance of these batteries. More over, when there are… — Herbert Hoover
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. — Laurence Binyon
My partner sometimes liked to go into the studio and improvise voice things just for fun. When I returned from England I transcribed one of… — Meredith Monk
Sometime, it will be found that people can be changed only by changing their surroundings. It is alleged that, at least ninety-five percent of the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Thanksgiving, when the Indians said, "Well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England". — Jay Leno
We recognised that just putting more flights and more passengers into the skies over southeast England wasn't worth the environmental costs we-re paying. — Theresa Villiers

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