Average Quote by E. M. Delafield Download Open image “Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic.” — E. M. Delafield ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Average Characteristics English language Englishmen Language
Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
Michael Powell always used to say 'I'm a typical Englishman'. He was and he wasn't. He was very cosmopolitan and spent a lot of… — Thelma Schoonmaker Copy Share Image
I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was… — Sean Connery Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
There is a certain strong sense of inner conviction that strikes, with a pang as that of birth, through the very soul, and which… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to it, knowing… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take? — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance,… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
There were times last year when people looked at the scoreboard and thought my batting average was the temperature. — Buck Martinez Copy Share Image
The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and… — Richard G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
I really focus more to hit for average, just try to put the ball in play as much as I can. — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
You give me enough shots, I'll average 20. You give me a particular system where I stick close to the basket, I'll average 10 rebounds. — Chris Bosh Copy Share Image
The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis. — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
The average American expends more time becoming informed about choosing a car than choosing a candidate. But, then, the consequences of the former choice… — George Will Copy Share Image
My phone rings, they call me up and say, 'Chael, your testosterone level is too high.' I say, 'Well, how high was it?' They… — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
