America Quote by E. B. White

The Englishman's strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The…

— Thomas Wentworth Higginson

sometimes i wish i'd been an englishman; american life is so damned dumb and stupid and healthy

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.

— Dodie Smith

“The American,” he wrote, “is the Englishman left to himself.”

— Daniel Hannan

...but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion…

— Baroness Orczy

What is wrong with the prosaic Englishman is what is wrong with the prosaic men of all countries: stupidity.

— George Bernard Shaw

An Englishman, methinks,--not to speak of other European nations,--habitually regards himself merely as a constituent part of theEnglish nation; he is a member of…

— Henry David Thoreau

There is a common British delusion that we 'understand' America. We don't. Watching 'Friends' listening to Bruce Springsteen, eating at McDonald's and visiting Disneyland…

— Gavin Esler

“What fools American can be for England”

— Charles Finch

I think it impossible, utterly impossible, for any Englishman to live here [in America], and be happy.

— Charles Dickens

England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there…

— George Orwell

I think Americans have always been pretty outspoken. I always found that if you had emotions in England, it's like, 'Here's a cup of…

— Rosanna Arquette