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English Quotes

If there’s anything I’d hate as a son-in-law, it’s an actor and if there’s anything I think I’d hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it’s an English actor Picture Quote #1

I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now I won’t have to import them to New York Picture Quote #1

It was once argued that ‘Starring Sylvester Stallone’ were the three scariest words in the English language but until I saw Adam Sandler I’d always thought the three scariest words in the English language were ‘starring Dan Aykroyd.’ Picture Quote #1

I spent many years in grad school in English, so I’ve read a lot in a variety of genres. But adventure fantasy is my bread and butter as a reader, and probably always will be. So it’s only natural that I came to that genre as a writer Picture Quote #1

So far as inland discovery was concerned, the adventurous spirit of the English was that of sailors who land but for a day, and their enterprise the enterprise of traders Picture Quote #1

Being born white in South Africa or anywhere in the empire and Commonwealth automatically conferred this special status. You had no problem finding a place to live, a job, trade union membership, access to social services. Being white, speaking English, you were accepted as English, entitled to all the rights of citizenship Picture Quote #1

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I’m an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite Picture Quote #1

My grandparents were far more English in their manners than they were Chinese. For example, we spoke English at home, had afternoon tea every day, and my grandfather, who attended university in Scotland, would smoke his pipe after dinner Picture Quote #1

Hackerspaces are the digital-age equivalent of English Enlightenment coffee houses. They are places open to all, indifferent to social status, and where ideas and knowledge hold primary value Picture Quote #1

In the Middle Ages, I think the French kings murdered slightly fewer of their family members than the English kings, though I haven’t actually counted the heads Picture Quote #1

English people don’t have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously Picture Quote #1

At the age of nine, I simultaneously fell in love with two Dutch sisters because they seemed so beautifully strange, and their clothes were mysterious and alluring - added to which, they could not speak a word of English. More than anything, I wanted to connect with them and embark on a vast journey of exploration Picture Quote #1

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All my life, I have loved balloons - all balloons - the heavy English sort, immense and round, that have to be pushed about, and the gay, light, gas-filled French ones that soar into the air the moment you let go of them 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

I feel my poetry has contributed through all these languages that I needed to learn leading up to English Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Siena and was surrounded by the Palio, and all my friends at school were obsessed with it. But since my parents are English, I was never quite part of it Picture Quote #1

We all know the old expression, I’ll work my thoughts out on paper. There’s something about the pen that focuses the brain in a way that nothing else does. That is why we must have more writing in the schools, more writing in all subjects, not just in English classes Picture Quote #1

My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions Picture Quote #1

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When I hear the word ‘independent’ I reach for my revolver. At this point, what the hell does that mean? The English Patient is an independent film. Hootie and the Blowfish are alternative music. I’m the Queen of Denmark. I don’t know what it means anymore Picture Quote #1

A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell’s Soup kid Picture Quote #1

I’m in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family Picture Quote #1

I was always behind in class. There was people in my class who was amazing at art, amazing at maths, amazing at English, but I wasn’t clever with anything, even though I tried my hardest Picture Quote #1

Lyrics are important, but it’s hard, because English isn’t my first language - although it feels like it is these days! I grew up with amazing melodies, so getting that right on a song has always been the key thing for me, but there’s no reason why a great melody doesn’t deserve great lyrics Picture Quote #1

When I did ‘Frantic,’ I didn’t have a lot of experience. My English was so bad, and I did an OK job, I think, but I was not amazing Picture Quote #1

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In fact, it is amazing how much European films - Italian, French, German and English - have recovered a certain territory of the audience in their countries over the last few years Picture Quote #1

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village Picture Quote #1

English was great because I could just write my opinion, and that was good enough. I was terrible in Math, even though I had amazing Math teachers. My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education Picture Quote #1

America believes in freedom. The English don’t believe in it. They don’t believe in happiness Picture Quote #1

We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer’s accent. That’s just pretending to be something you ain’t Picture Quote #1

I’m not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I’m not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish Picture Quote #1

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If there’s anything I’d hate as a son-in-law, it’s an actor and if there’s anything I think I’d hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it’s an English actor (English Quotes) I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now I won’t have to import them to New York (English Quotes) It was once argued that ‘Starring Sylvester Stallone’ were the three scariest words in the English language but until I saw Adam Sandler I’d always thought the three scariest words in the English language were ‘starring Dan Aykroyd.’ (English Quotes) I spent many years in grad school in English, so I’ve read a lot in a variety of genres. But adventure fantasy is my bread and butter as a reader, and probably always will be. So it’s only natural that I came to that genre as a writer. (English Quotes) So far as inland discovery was concerned, the adventurous spirit of the English was that of sailors who land but for a day, and their enterprise the enterprise of traders. (English Quotes) Being born white in South Africa or anywhere in the empire and Commonwealth automatically conferred this special status. You had no problem finding a place to live, a job, trade union membership, access to social services. Being white, speaking English, you were accepted as English, entitled to all the rights of citizenship. (English Quotes) I’m an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite. (English Quotes) My grandparents were far more English in their manners than they were Chinese. For example, we spoke English at home, had afternoon tea every day, and my grandfather, who attended university in Scotland, would smoke his pipe after dinner. (English Quotes) Hackerspaces are the digital-age equivalent of English Enlightenment coffee houses. They are places open to all, indifferent to social status, and where ideas and knowledge hold primary value. (English Quotes) In the Middle Ages, I think the French kings murdered slightly fewer of their family members than the English kings, though I haven’t actually counted the heads. (English Quotes) English people don’t have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously. (English Quotes) At the age of nine, I simultaneously fell in love with two Dutch sisters because they seemed so beautifully strange, and their clothes were mysterious and alluring - added to which, they could not speak a word of English. More than anything, I wanted to connect with them and embark on a vast journey of exploration. (English Quotes) All my life, I have loved balloons - all balloons - the heavy English sort, immense and round, that have to be pushed about, and the gay, light, gas-filled French ones that soar into the air the moment you let go of them. (English 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 Quotes) I feel my poetry has contributed through all these languages that I needed to learn leading up to English. (English Quotes) I grew up in Siena and was surrounded by the Palio, and all my friends at school were obsessed with it. But since my parents are English, I was never quite part of it. (English Quotes) We all know the old expression, I’ll work my thoughts out on paper. There’s something about the pen that focuses the brain in a way that nothing else does. That is why we must have more writing in the schools, more writing in all subjects, not just in English classes. (English Quotes) My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions. (English Quotes) When I hear the word ‘independent’ I reach for my revolver. At this point, what the hell does that mean? The English Patient is an independent film. Hootie and the Blowfish are alternative music. I’m the Queen of Denmark. I don’t know what it means anymore. (English Quotes) A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell’s Soup kid. (English Quotes) I’m in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family. (English Quotes) I was always behind in class. There was people in my class who was amazing at art, amazing at maths, amazing at English, but I wasn’t clever with anything, even though I tried my hardest. (English Quotes) Lyrics are important, but it’s hard, because English isn’t my first language - although it feels like it is these days! I grew up with amazing melodies, so getting that right on a song has always been the key thing for me, but there’s no reason why a great melody doesn’t deserve great lyrics. (English Quotes) When I did ‘Frantic,’ I didn’t have a lot of experience. My English was so bad, and I did an OK job, I think, but I was not amazing. (English Quotes) In fact, it is amazing how much European films - Italian, French, German and English - have recovered a certain territory of the audience in their countries over the last few years. (English Quotes) The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village. (English Quotes) English was great because I could just write my opinion, and that was good enough. I was terrible in Math, even though I had amazing Math teachers. My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education. (English Quotes) America believes in freedom. The English don’t believe in it. They don’t believe in happiness. (English Quotes) We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer’s accent. That’s just pretending to be something you ain’t. (English Quotes) I’m not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I’m not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish. (English Quotes)

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