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The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip. — John Cleese
English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere. — John Cleese
The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the… — John Cleese
China is starting an English-speaking television network around the world, Russia is, Al Jazeera. And the BBC is cutting back on its many language services… — Hillary Clinton
Journalists, especially English journalists, were very cruel to me. They said I only knew three chords when I knew five! — Leonard Cohen
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
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major. — Stephen Ambrose
A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire. — Laurie Anderson
I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English. — Maya Angelou
I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody. — Maya Angelou
I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and… — Maya Angelou
Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of… — Joan of Arc
These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends. — P.D. James
Christmas and the New Year are actually two holidays. So there is a plural, which in the English language, necessitates the use of 's.' I… — Jon Stewart
What, then, is this new man, the American? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. From this promiscuous breed,… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
The air of England is too pure for a slave to breathe, and so everyone who breathes it becomes free. Everyone who comes to this… — William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. — Doug Larson
But it struck me that the extreme violence and cruelty of the English Civil War had gone understated. — Simon Schama
If we were to drive out the English with the weapons with which they enslaved us, our slavery would still be with us even when… — Mahatma Gandhi
Just because they broke the law doesn't mean they're condemned forever to a twilight status ... I believe that most Americans feel that for these… — John McCain
Well, I don't think it is amnesty to start with. Second of all, what do you want to do with them? That is the question… — John McCain
Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support… — Barack Obama
What the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated into English, that means power and privilege are opposed to it. — Noam Chomsky
With typical arrogance, the Anglos claimed to cherish freedom of speech but failed to recognize this right for anyone but themselves. Where did the Constitution… — Unknown Author

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