England Quote by Hanif Kureishi

England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.

— John Cleese

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.

— Edward Abbey

People in England are so bloody nosy.

— Elton John

England's not a bad country? It's just a mean, cold, ugly, divided, tired, clapped-out, post-imperial, post- industrial slag-heap covered in polystyrene hamburger cartons. 286

— Margaret Drabble

The idea of England in decline is very attractive.

— Martin Parr

When all is said, its atmosphere [England's] still contains fewer germs of aggression and brutality per cubic foot in a crowded bus, pub or…

— Arthur Koestler

England is very dreary, but I'm a people person.

— Quentin Crisp

I'm convinced England's overflowing with eccentric people, places, happenings. Indeed, you might say eccentricity's normal in England.

— Dodie Smith

The real tragedy of England, as I see it, is the tragedy of ugliness. The country is so lovely: the man-made England is so…

— D. H. Lawrence

England is, after all, the land where children were beaten, wives and babies bashed, football hooligans crunch, and Miss Whip and Miss Lash ply…

— Colin MacInnes

Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also…

— Pete Townshend

You're going to find England, unfortunately, is a place where you get a lot of jealous, envious, you know, negative people. That's how it…

— Philip Green