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English Quotes

Of course, the English countryside is completely artificial. It was naturally a forest; they chopped down the trees and made it into what it is now: really a beautiful country Picture Quote #1

I once met a beautiful, proper English girl. I bid her adieu.... she bid me a don’t Picture Quote #1

English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary Picture Quote #1

Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything Picture Quote #1

The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is ‘forbidden’, whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is ‘compulsory’ Picture Quote #1

I think yes is the most beautiful and necessary word in the English language Picture Quote #1

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It blew my mind, reading Swing Time, that I could take any sentence in the book, and it was one of the most beautiful sentences written in English Picture Quote #1

The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power Picture Quote #1

I had the impression from reading English literature that British women were great beauties, and I only had seen Julie Christie, and she was gorgeous and sexy. I don’t know whether it was just my taste, but when I got to London, I went two years without seeing a truly attractive woman. A lot of near misses Picture Quote #1

People say my music is English. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me Picture Quote #1

Before doing ‘Midnight’s Children,’ I didn’t really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was always present, but it did not particularly define my identity. Being English was more an identity-defining status. I was born and brought up in London. Yes, my father is Parsi Picture Quote #1

I think it comes from far away inside me, to be strong to survive everything that comes my way. I think, going back to the beginning, feeling like an alien in an English school when I was eight, that set up my pride very early on. I think I’m very defensive, but I’m trying not to be like that anymore Picture Quote #1

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Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, ‘It was a perfect script for she and I,’ inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, ‘Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?’ Picture Quote #1

When I couldn’t speak English, I loved silent films circa 1914-1929, Abel Gance being my favorite director Picture Quote #1

It’s okay to be proud of your good English. But don’t be proud of being poor at your Mother tongue. Only the scum of the earth do that Picture Quote #1

Being a third-generation Mexican-American and speaking English exclusively, I heard Spanish spoken by my relatives all my life, especially when they didn’t want me to understand what they were talking about Picture Quote #1

The English expression ‘to fall asleep’ is apt because the transition between waking and sleeping is a gradual drop from one state of being into another: a giving up of full self-consciousness for unconsciousness or for the altered consciousness of dreams Picture Quote #1

The craziest part of being on tour is being overseas and having crazed fans so far away from home. They don’t speak English, but they still know the lyrics. That’s a trip Picture Quote #1

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Why do we like being Irish? Partly because It gives us a hold on the sentimental English As members of a world that never was, Baptized with fairy water Picture Quote #1

Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the English national sport Picture Quote #1

Being someone who had had a very difficult childhood, a very difficult adolescence - it had to do with not quite poverty, but close. It had to do with being brought up in a family where no one spoke English, no one could read or write English. It had to do with death and disease and lots of other things. I was a little prone to depression Picture Quote #1

The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is ‘the hollyhocks are awfully good’ sort of thing, all done in very good taste. The savagery of nature is something they don’t dwell upon Picture Quote #1

I’m born and raised in Mexico. I only spent eight months in the States, but definitely English is a really big part of my life, and I love it. Thank God my mom put me in American school because I’m able to be working in the States, and it opens a lot more doors being half and not being only one. It’s cool because I get to turn it on and off Picture Quote #1

I think it’s part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you’re always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful Picture Quote #1

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I believe we are being dishonest with language minority groups if we tell them they can take full part in American life without learning the English language Picture Quote #1

We start off wearing frilly shirts and britches and being good guys and the heroes. And then as time goes on, every English actor ends up playing bad guys. That’s what we do Picture Quote #1

There’s just something about being English. When you travel the world you feel more grateful Picture Quote #1

Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity Picture Quote #1

When I was living in China, I learned to make things hyper-explicit because often they were being read by people whose command of English kept them from picking up what I thought were obvious signals Picture Quote #1

Out’ was my real breakthrough, the novel that became a hit in Japan and sold a lot of books, so it was sort of an obvious choice for being the first book to be translated into English Picture Quote #1

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Of course, the English countryside is completely artificial. It was naturally a forest; they chopped down the trees and made it into what it is now: really a beautiful country. (English Quotes) I once met a beautiful, proper English girl. I bid her adieu.... she bid me a don’t. (English Quotes) English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary. (English Quotes) Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything. (English Quotes) The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is ‘forbidden’, whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is ‘compulsory’. (English Quotes) I think yes is the most beautiful and necessary word in the English language (English Quotes) It blew my mind, reading Swing Time, that I could take any sentence in the book, and it was one of the most beautiful sentences written in English. (English Quotes) The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power. (English Quotes) I had the impression from reading English literature that British women were great beauties, and I only had seen Julie Christie, and she was gorgeous and sexy. I don’t know whether it was just my taste, but when I got to London, I went two years without seeing a truly attractive woman. A lot of near misses. (English Quotes) People say my music is English. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me. (English Quotes) Before doing ‘Midnight’s Children,’ I didn’t really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was always present, but it did not particularly define my identity. Being English was more an identity-defining status. I was born and brought up in London. Yes, my father is Parsi. (English Quotes) I think it comes from far away inside me, to be strong to survive everything that comes my way. I think, going back to the beginning, feeling like an alien in an English school when I was eight, that set up my pride very early on. I think I’m very defensive, but I’m trying not to be like that anymore. (English Quotes) Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, ‘It was a perfect script for she and I,’ inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, ‘Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?’ (English Quotes) When I couldn’t speak English, I loved silent films circa 1914-1929, Abel Gance being my favorite director. (English Quotes) It’s okay to be proud of your good English. But don’t be proud of being poor at your Mother tongue. Only the scum of the earth do that. (English Quotes) Being a third-generation Mexican-American and speaking English exclusively, I heard Spanish spoken by my relatives all my life, especially when they didn’t want me to understand what they were talking about. (English Quotes) The English expression ‘to fall asleep’ is apt because the transition between waking and sleeping is a gradual drop from one state of being into another: a giving up of full self-consciousness for unconsciousness or for the altered consciousness of dreams. (English Quotes) The craziest part of being on tour is being overseas and having crazed fans so far away from home. They don’t speak English, but they still know the lyrics. That’s a trip. (English Quotes) Why do we like being Irish? Partly because It gives us a hold on the sentimental English As members of a world that never was, Baptized with fairy water (English Quotes) Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the English national sport. (English Quotes) Being someone who had had a very difficult childhood, a very difficult adolescence - it had to do with not quite poverty, but close. It had to do with being brought up in a family where no one spoke English, no one could read or write English. It had to do with death and disease and lots of other things. I was a little prone to depression. (English Quotes) The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is ‘the hollyhocks are awfully good’ sort of thing, all done in very good taste. The savagery of nature is something they don’t dwell upon. (English Quotes) I’m born and raised in Mexico. I only spent eight months in the States, but definitely English is a really big part of my life, and I love it. Thank God my mom put me in American school because I’m able to be working in the States, and it opens a lot more doors being half and not being only one. It’s cool because I get to turn it on and off. (English Quotes) I think it’s part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you’re always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful. (English Quotes) I believe we are being dishonest with language minority groups if we tell them they can take full part in American life without learning the English language. (English Quotes) We start off wearing frilly shirts and britches and being good guys and the heroes. And then as time goes on, every English actor ends up playing bad guys. That’s what we do. (English Quotes) There’s just something about being English. When you travel the world you feel more grateful. (English Quotes) Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity. (English Quotes) When I was living in China, I learned to make things hyper-explicit because often they were being read by people whose command of English kept them from picking up what I thought were obvious signals. (English Quotes) Out’ was my real breakthrough, the novel that became a hit in Japan and sold a lot of books, so it was sort of an obvious choice for being the first book to be translated into English. (English Quotes)

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