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English History Quotes

I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction Picture Quote #1

I think in some parts of our English history we’ve had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country Picture Quote #1

Few people know anything of the English history but what they learn from Shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events Picture Quote #1

At school, I never had a hold on English history, and cheder was a place run by sadistic incompetents, so I felt alienated from the Jewish part of my past Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t particularly good at school so always found essay writing hard, so I didn’t do that well at English or history, even though I enjoyed it Picture Quote #1

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I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn’t English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like Rizal, or even German or Japanese Picture Quote #1

Although I’ve lived in England for more than twenty years, I still have a foreigner’s passion for all the details of English history and rural life Picture Quote #1

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history Picture Quote #1

Kids deserve arts, and it’s just as important as science, math, history, English or athletics Picture Quote #1

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been free, English government has been secure Picture Quote #1

It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there’s no real pattern Picture Quote #1

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My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education Picture Quote #1

There’s a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that Picture Quote #1

I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history Picture Quote #1

I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets Picture Quote #1

In a very literal way, of course, Shakespeare did change the course of history: when it didn’t fit the plot he had in mind, he simply rewrote it. His English histories play fast and loose with chronology and fact to achieve the desired dramatic effect, re-ordering history even as it was then understood Picture Quote #1

If I can’t find a project that I’m really interested in, I’ll just go back to college where I’ve been studying art history and French. I’m also going to study English and philosophy - the whole curriculum! Picture Quote #1

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English history is aristocracy with the doors open. Who has courage and faculty, let him come in Picture Quote #1

I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as a young man Picture Quote #1

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published Picture Quote #1

English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did Picture Quote #1

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I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction. (English History Quotes) I think in some parts of our English history we’ve had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country. (English History Quotes) Few people know anything of the English history but what they learn from Shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events. (English History Quotes) At school, I never had a hold on English history, and cheder was a place run by sadistic incompetents, so I felt alienated from the Jewish part of my past. (English History Quotes) I wasn’t particularly good at school so always found essay writing hard, so I didn’t do that well at English or history, even though I enjoyed it. (English History Quotes) English history consists largely of royal people getting their heads chopped off...Needless to say, this brand of history was a hit with our son. (English History Quotes) I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn’t English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like Rizal, or even German or Japanese. (English History Quotes) Although I’ve lived in England for more than twenty years, I still have a foreigner’s passion for all the details of English history and rural life. (English History Quotes) As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. (English History Quotes) Kids deserve arts, and it’s just as important as science, math, history, English or athletics (English History Quotes) Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been free, English government has been secure (English History Quotes) It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there’s no real pattern. (English History Quotes) My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education. (English History Quotes) There’s a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that. (English History Quotes) I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history. (English History Quotes) I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets (English History Quotes) In a very literal way, of course, Shakespeare did change the course of history: when it didn’t fit the plot he had in mind, he simply rewrote it. His English histories play fast and loose with chronology and fact to achieve the desired dramatic effect, re-ordering history even as it was then understood (English History Quotes) If I can’t find a project that I’m really interested in, I’ll just go back to college where I’ve been studying art history and French. I’m also going to study English and philosophy - the whole curriculum! (English History Quotes) English history is aristocracy with the doors open. Who has courage and faculty, let him come in (English History Quotes) I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as a young man (English History Quotes) I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published (English History Quotes) English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did (English History Quotes) English history consists largely of royal people getting their heads chopped off... Needless to say, this brand of history was a hit with our son (English History Quotes)