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I think there is a problem in France that anyone who is not European, you want to know where they come from and why do they come from somewhere or why they speak English or why they are human. That’s the big barrier for all of us that are coming from some far, far away countries. But at the end of the day, we are all artists Picture Quote #1

Madrid is not as big as London, but it is true when you are coming from a big city like Madrid, nothing is going to surprise you, and I am very happy to move to a city like London. It is a big city, and you can do everything you want with the respect that the English people always have Picture Quote #1

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese Picture Quote #1

I can’t even talk the way these people talk. ‘Why you ain’t?’ ‘Where you is?’ Everybody knows it’s important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can’t be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth Picture Quote #1

There is always that age-old thing about England and America being divided by a common language. You think that because we speak English and you speak English that you’re bound to understand and like everything that we do. And of course you don’t Picture Quote #1

The most common double-letter pairing in the English language being the double L, of course, challenged only by the double T Picture Quote #1

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I really believe amendment to make English our common and unifying language is racist. I think it’s directed basically to people who speak Spanish Picture Quote #1

No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever end up with anything like English, Mandarin, or any of the more than six thousand languages spoken today Picture Quote #1

My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in 86. We only met once, but I didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak Spanish - so we had a communication problem Picture Quote #1

Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities Picture Quote #1

I was competing for attention in a four-piece band that was phenomenal, and I was trying to attack the blues from a kind of white English viewpoint as a singer Picture Quote #1

The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower Picture Quote #1

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For a moment David was tempted to think that perhaps there were no good people at all outside concentration camps, but then he reminded himself of the sailor and Angelo and the English people who might have been ignorant but were certainly not bad Picture Quote #1

We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera Mubasher, which is a live channel that broadcasts live press conferences and symposiums and meetings. And, of course, we have Al Jazeera commentary in Arabic Picture Quote #1

I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over Picture Quote #1

I have a wonderful English-language dialogue coach. All the time I have to speak English, he is with me. It is a double effort, because you have to say the words correctly and then act them Picture Quote #1

I’m used to shifting languages because my father used to speak to us, to my brother and I, he used to speak in English. He wanted us to be quite fluent in English, especially when he was trying to correct our behavior; he would do that in English Picture Quote #1

Liberty or death was what brought about the freedom of whites in this country from the English Picture Quote #1

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It’s no longer possible to simply build English country houses out of words, because they’ve already been so thoroughly described that all the applicable words have been used up, and one is forced to build them instead out of words recycled and scavenged from other descriptions of other country houses Picture Quote #1

I’ve stayed in houses that were in the country, and in England, but I’m still not sure that I’ve stayed in an English country house Picture Quote #1

A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English Picture Quote #1

It’s funny in the U.K., where I’m not really known because I never did a soap. My English cousins in the Lake District think I’m not a real actor because they’ve never seen me in ‘Home and Away’ or ‘Neighbours.’ Picture Quote #1

For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages Picture Quote #1

Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments Picture Quote #1

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In high school, my English teacher Celeste McMenamin introduced me to the great novels and Shakespeare and taught me how to write. Essays, poetry, critical analysis. Writing is a skill that was painful then but a love of mine now Picture Quote #1

Because English is the universal language. No matter where you come from, if you sing in English, you can cross over to the world Picture Quote #1

At 16, when I was at Henry M. Gunn High School, I had a crush on the English teacher, and my grades improved dramatically. This great school had only 400 students, mostly children of Stanford professors, and it was more usual to have classes under one of the oak trees dotted around the campus than in the classroom Picture Quote #1

I guess anime helped me understand the Japanese culture a little better and makes me want to honor certain language nuances that don’t always translate to English Picture Quote #1

Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things. Saki Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors Picture Quote #1

My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There’s traditionally a part of the show where they’ll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us Picture Quote #1

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I think there is a problem in France that anyone who is not European, you want to know where they come from and why do they come from somewhere or why they speak English or why they are human. That’s the big barrier for all of us that are coming from some far, far away countries. But at the end of the day, we are all artists. (English Quotes) Madrid is not as big as London, but it is true when you are coming from a big city like Madrid, nothing is going to surprise you, and I am very happy to move to a city like London. It is a big city, and you can do everything you want with the respect that the English people always have. (English Quotes) English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese. (English Quotes) I can’t even talk the way these people talk. ‘Why you ain’t?’ ‘Where you is?’ Everybody knows it’s important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can’t be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth. (English Quotes) There is always that age-old thing about England and America being divided by a common language. You think that because we speak English and you speak English that you’re bound to understand and like everything that we do. And of course you don’t. (English Quotes) The most common double-letter pairing in the English language being the double L, of course, challenged only by the double T. (English Quotes) I really believe amendment to make English our common and unifying language is racist. I think it’s directed basically to people who speak Spanish. (English Quotes) No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever end up with anything like English, Mandarin, or any of the more than six thousand languages spoken today. (English Quotes) My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in 86. We only met once, but I didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak Spanish - so we had a communication problem. (English Quotes) Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities. (English Quotes) I was competing for attention in a four-piece band that was phenomenal, and I was trying to attack the blues from a kind of white English viewpoint as a singer. (English Quotes) The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower. (English Quotes) For a moment David was tempted to think that perhaps there were no good people at all outside concentration camps, but then he reminded himself of the sailor and Angelo and the English people who might have been ignorant but were certainly not bad. (English Quotes) We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera Mubasher, which is a live channel that broadcasts live press conferences and symposiums and meetings. And, of course, we have Al Jazeera commentary in Arabic. (English Quotes) I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over. (English Quotes) I have a wonderful English-language dialogue coach. All the time I have to speak English, he is with me. It is a double effort, because you have to say the words correctly and then act them. (English Quotes) I’m used to shifting languages because my father used to speak to us, to my brother and I, he used to speak in English. He wanted us to be quite fluent in English, especially when he was trying to correct our behavior; he would do that in English. (English Quotes) Liberty or death was what brought about the freedom of whites in this country from the English (English Quotes) It’s no longer possible to simply build English country houses out of words, because they’ve already been so thoroughly described that all the applicable words have been used up, and one is forced to build them instead out of words recycled and scavenged from other descriptions of other country houses. (English Quotes) I’ve stayed in houses that were in the country, and in England, but I’m still not sure that I’ve stayed in an English country house. (English Quotes) A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English (English Quotes) It’s funny in the U.K., where I’m not really known because I never did a soap. My English cousins in the Lake District think I’m not a real actor because they’ve never seen me in ‘Home and Away’ or ‘Neighbours.’ (English Quotes) For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages. (English Quotes) Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. (English Quotes) In high school, my English teacher Celeste McMenamin introduced me to the great novels and Shakespeare and taught me how to write. Essays, poetry, critical analysis. Writing is a skill that was painful then but a love of mine now. (English Quotes) Because English is the universal language. No matter where you come from, if you sing in English, you can cross over to the world. (English Quotes) At 16, when I was at Henry M. Gunn High School, I had a crush on the English teacher, and my grades improved dramatically. This great school had only 400 students, mostly children of Stanford professors, and it was more usual to have classes under one of the oak trees dotted around the campus than in the classroom. (English Quotes) I guess anime helped me understand the Japanese culture a little better and makes me want to honor certain language nuances that don’t always translate to English. (English Quotes) Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things. Saki Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors. (English Quotes) My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There’s traditionally a part of the show where they’ll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us. (English Quotes)

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