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That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution. — William Blackstone
I have often asked Americans wherein they consider their freedom superior to that of the English, but have never found them able to indicate a… — James Bryce
English character and English freedom depend comparatively little on the form which the Constitution assumes at Westminster. A centralised democracy may be as tyrannical as… — James Anthony Froude
Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case… — Calvin Trillin
In England, more than in any other country, science is felt rather than thought. ... A defect of the English is their almost complete lack… — John Desmond Bernal
By an application of the theory of relativity to the taste of readers, today in Germany I am called a German man of science, and… — Albert Einstein
In order to translate a sentence from English into French two things are necessary. First, we must understand thoroughly the English sentence. Second, we must… — George Polya
We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra. — William Kingdon Clifford
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow what… — Elmore Leonard
Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Students of reading, writing and common arithmetick . . . Graecian [Greek], Roman, English and American history . . . should be rendered . .… — Thomas Jefferson
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. — George Bernard Shaw
The only prerequisites are past experience, a suitable personality and good communication skills: you need to be able to communicate adequately in English. — Paul Clitheroe
On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying basil and pasta the English… — Gwyneth Paltrow
The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French. — Charlotte Gainsbourg
It is left... to the juries, if they think the permanent judges are under any bias whatever in any cause, to take on themselves to… — Thomas Jefferson
A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy. — William Wordsworth
What happens when you speak positively? When you speak positively there is no negative left to express and then there's a gap. And that gap… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
The purpose of life is to be beautiful, to be bountiful, to be blissful, to be graceful and grateful. What a wonderful English word-grateful. If… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
I lived in England to learn English. When I went to England for the first time, it was like being on the Moon. I had… — Jean Alesi
The English language has about 450,000 commonly used words, but more may be needed. What to you call someone who has lost a sibling or… — Jeffrey Zaslow
The English think soap is civilization. — Heinrich von Treitschke
I speak better English than this villain, Bush. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word — Unknown Author
My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English. — America Ferrera

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