England Quote by George Mikes Download Open image “The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.” — George Mikes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare England Funny Humorous Soul Spirituality Understatement
England is a country where people stay exactly as they are. The soul does not receive the slightest jolt. — Natalia Ginzburg Copy Share Image
But the soul has no culture. The soul has no nations. The soul has no colour or accent or way of life. The soul… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
What fortitude the Soul contains, That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot- The opening of a Door. — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
... the English are very fond of being entertained, and ... they regard the French and the American people as destined by Heaven to amuse them. — M. E. W. Sherwood Copy Share Image
We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end. — Robert Falcon Scott Copy Share Image
THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are far from being the whole vocabulary of the language. You may learn another… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“Before you are admitted to British citizenship you are not even considered a natural human being. I looked up the word natural (na’tural) in… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“In the last century, when a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“While all this goes on, the English remain staunch believers in equality. Equality is a notion the English have given to humanity. Equality means… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“Mr S. got angry. ‘Yes, I do have a son. He’s a good-for-nothing. A dead loss.’ I couldn’t ask which prison he was in,… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“I have been told that my above-described theory is all wrong and is only due to my Central European conceit, because the English do… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Rich people (in Australia) have swimming pools in their gardens but, at least, they do swim in them. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I did not know that the planning for biological and chemical warfare was so widespread in England, and even in France before France fell.… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“This spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
'Downton Abbey' is my worst nightmare. I just hate that whole 'Upstairs Downstairs' thing, I think it's really lazy and it doesn't represent England,… — Tom Payne Copy Share Image
Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear. — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
In the olden days in England, you could be hung for stealing a sheep or a loaf of bread. However, if a sheep stole… — Mike Harding Copy Share Image
