Splendid Quote by Manfred von Richthofen

English had hit upon a splendid joke. The intended to catch me or to bring me down.

— Manfred von Richthofen

The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves.

— Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of Sully

Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn't perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I'm talking about.

— Alexander Ovechkin

I just do my act. If people in England don't get my joke I make fun of myself for telling it.

— Bill Burr

English people have a great sense of humour.

— Demba Ba

The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of…

— George Mikes

I admired the English immensely for all that they had endured, and they were certainly honorable, and stopped their cars for pedestrians, and called…

— Julia Child

One matter Englishmen don't think in the least funny is their happy consciousness of possessing a deep sense of humor.

— Marshall McLuhan

“My dear, I could hardly keep still in my chair. I wanted to dash out of the house and leap in a taxi and…

— Evelyn Waugh

The English can laugh and at the same time strike you down, without the least compunction. It is the secret of their success as…

— Peter Ackroyd

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and…

— Charles Churchill

“And you call yourself an English gentleman,' she exclaimed, savagely. 'No, that's a thing I've never done in all my life.”

— W. Somerset Maugham