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English Quotes

A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling, the willingness to form queues Picture Quote #1

The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humour Picture Quote #1

Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode Picture Quote #1

Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word Picture Quote #1

I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong Picture Quote #1

English is a funny language; that explains why we park our car on the driveway and drive our car on the parkway Picture Quote #1

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Ebonics - or black English, as I prefer to call it - is one of a great many dialects of English. And so English comes in a great many varieties, and black English is one of them Picture Quote #1

I was foreign and Jewish, with a funny name, and was very small and hated sport, a real problem at an English prep school. So the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh Picture Quote #1

What? It’s my job as best friend to make sure he’s not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one’s worse Picture Quote #1

I think that people assumed I was white because of my last name. My father is Caucasian, my mother is Hispanic. But English was my second language, believe it or not Picture Quote #1

I came from a Hindi medium school the principal felt that I would not fit into an English medium college. Though I was top in my class in school, and I got admission in other colleges, but I really wanted to study in St. Xavier’s Picture Quote #1

I usually just speak in English when I’m on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other language when I’m playing basketball Picture Quote #1

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I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn’t speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school Picture Quote #1

Of course, English is a very powerful language, a colonizer’s language and a gift to a writer. English has destroyed and sucked up the languages of other cultures - its cruelty is its vitality Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don’t feel either. And, in another way, of course, I’m both Picture Quote #1

Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their thorns are forever Picture Quote #1

Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance Picture Quote #1

I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien Picture Quote #1

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I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it aside for a while, because I got very realistic at one point Picture Quote #1

Taxing Women is a must-have primer for any woman who wants to understand how our current tax system affects her family’s economic condition. In plain English, McCaffery explains how the tax code stacks the deck against women and why it’s in women’s economic interest to lead the next great tax rebellion Picture Quote #1

And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? Picture Quote #1

I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I’m thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country Picture Quote #1

English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning Picture Quote #1

The English have this extraordianry respect for longevity. The best example of this was Queen Victoria, a most unpleasant woman who achieved a sort of public affection simply by living to be an enormous age Picture Quote #1

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In language gender is particularly confusing. Why, please, should a table be male in German, female in French, and castrated in English? Picture Quote #1

People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it Picture Quote #1

When I came to Hollywood, I spoke no English - except nobody bullied me. Every day, I had nothing to do except training in English, to keep talking Picture Quote #1

So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is where the greatest difficulties arise. It is not so difficult to put a coat of European culture over African culture, but it is next to impossible to lay a European face over an African face in the same generation Picture Quote #1

And in spite of everything, Ireland remains the brain of the Kingdom. The English, judiciously practical and ponderous, furnish the over-stuffed stomach of humanity with a perfect gadget--the water closet. The Irish, condemned to express themselves in a language not their own, have stamped on it the mark of their own genius and compete for glory with the civilized nations. This is then called English literature Picture Quote #1

In England if something goes wrong--say, if one finds a skunk in the garden--he writes to the family solicitor, who proceeds to take the proper measures; whereas in America, you telephone the fire department. Each satisfies a characteristic need; in the English, love of order and legalistic procedure; and here in America, what you like is something vivid, and red, and swift Picture Quote #1

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A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling, the willingness to form queues (English Quotes) The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humour (English Quotes) Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode (English Quotes) Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word (English Quotes) I write drama in the English language. If I wasn’t working in London I’d be doing something wrong (English Quotes) English is a funny language; that explains why we park our car on the driveway and drive our car on the parkway (English Quotes) Ebonics - or black English, as I prefer to call it - is one of a great many dialects of English. And so English comes in a great many varieties, and black English is one of them (English Quotes) I was foreign and Jewish, with a funny name, and was very small and hated sport, a real problem at an English prep school. So the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh (English Quotes) What? It’s my job as best friend to make sure he’s not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one’s worse (English Quotes) I think that people assumed I was white because of my last name. My father is Caucasian, my mother is Hispanic. But English was my second language, believe it or not (English Quotes) I came from a Hindi medium school the principal felt that I would not fit into an English medium college. Though I was top in my class in school, and I got admission in other colleges, but I really wanted to study in St. Xavier’s (English Quotes) I usually just speak in English when I’m on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other language when I’m playing basketball (English Quotes) I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn’t speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school (English Quotes) Of course, English is a very powerful language, a colonizer’s language and a gift to a writer. English has destroyed and sucked up the languages of other cultures - its cruelty is its vitality (English Quotes) I don’t feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don’t feel either. And, in another way, of course, I’m both (English Quotes) Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their thorns are forever (English Quotes) Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance (English Quotes) I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien (English Quotes) I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it aside for a while, because I got very realistic at one point (English Quotes) Taxing Women is a must-have primer for any woman who wants to understand how our current tax system affects her family’s economic condition. In plain English, McCaffery explains how the tax code stacks the deck against women and why it’s in women’s economic interest to lead the next great tax rebellion (English Quotes) And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? (English Quotes) I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I’m thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country (English Quotes) English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning (English Quotes) The English have this extraordianry respect for longevity. The best example of this was Queen Victoria, a most unpleasant woman who achieved a sort of public affection simply by living to be an enormous age (English Quotes) In language gender is particularly confusing. Why, please, should a table be male in German, female in French, and castrated in English? (English Quotes) People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it (English Quotes) When I came to Hollywood, I spoke no English - except nobody bullied me. Every day, I had nothing to do except training in English, to keep talking (English Quotes) So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is where the greatest difficulties arise. It is not so difficult to put a coat of European culture over African culture, but it is next to impossible to lay a European face over an African face in the same generation (English Quotes) And in spite of everything, Ireland remains the brain of the Kingdom. The English, judiciously practical and ponderous, furnish the over-stuffed stomach of humanity with a perfect gadget--the water closet. The Irish, condemned to express themselves in a language not their own, have stamped on it the mark of their own genius and compete for glory with the civilized nations. This is then called English literature (English Quotes) In England if something goes wrong--say, if one finds a skunk in the garden--he writes to the family solicitor, who proceeds to take the proper measures; whereas in America, you telephone the fire department. Each satisfies a characteristic need; in the English, love of order and legalistic procedure; and here in America, what you like is something vivid, and red, and swift (English Quotes)

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