English Language Quotes

251 quotes by 223 authors

High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. — Abigail Adams
I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are… — Drew Barrymore
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley
Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside? — Jackson Browne
Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'. — Jeb Bush
The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. — Samuel Butler
My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.' — James Caan
I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English… — Nicolas Cage
'I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence? — George Carlin
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. — Thomas Carlyle
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
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
These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford
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
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. — Doug Larson
There is a newly coined word in the English language for the moment when the person we're with whips out their BlackBerry or answers that… — Daniel Goleman
FEAR is an acronym in the English language for 'False Evidence Appearing Real'. — Neale Donald Walsch
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
Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word — Frank Bough

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