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English Quotes

The true mark of English conversation is not being able to tell when you’ve been insulted. I think the more sophisticated society becomes, the more it hides behind the masks it manufactures Picture Quote #1

I’m not a monarchist. But I’m English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country Picture Quote #1

Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don’t speak English Picture Quote #1

It’s my country but I don’t want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English Picture Quote #1

Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language Picture Quote #1

English Rose’ - what does that actually mean? That I am pale? That I am English, maybe? They are going to say that about any actress from this country! Picture Quote #1

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Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If you put Hank and Elvis together, there wasn’t that musical difference. But as the Beatles showed up and the English invasion, I think country music got pretty far away from rock n’ roll Picture Quote #1

The English take their pleasures sadly, after the fashion of their country Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know the English were good at swimming. I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven’t seen a swimming pool Picture Quote #1

We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country Picture Quote #1

Only in the English countryside could violent death remain something that is ‘cosy.’ Picture Quote #1

As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale Picture Quote #1

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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I’m home Picture Quote #1

I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life - despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure Picture Quote #1

If you can speak English, and you can get a place on a proper course at a proper university, you can come to study in Britain 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

I’d love to have been in things like ‘The Jewel in the Crown,’ but of course they’re terribly old English. I can do that. But I’m not that Picture Quote #1

First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the time I hit third grade, I was learning, of course, much, much more English Picture Quote #1

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Every Anglophile has his own private England which is, of course, unrecognizable to the English Picture Quote #1

The library refused many downloads, of course, but I succeeded with two Optimists translated from the Late English, Orwell and Huxley; Picture Quote #1

I had wanted to write English crime novels based on the American hard-boiled style, and for the first two novels about Brixton, the critics didn’t actually know I was Irish Picture Quote #1

I think I’ve committed the one really bad English crime, which is I’ve risen above my station. I was supposed to be a pop star, and suddenly I’m claiming that I’m an artist of some kind Picture Quote #1

I’m not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing Picture Quote #1

The use of food metaphors is really well established English... Somebody is a peach, a hot tamale Picture Quote #1

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My obsession with eating out partly comes from having spent 10 long years at English boarding schools in the 1980s, where food was pretty low on the list Picture Quote #1

Why would these English explorers search for these spices, yet never use them in their food? Picture Quote #1

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed Picture Quote #1

It’s fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You’ve got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club Picture Quote #1

German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character Picture Quote #1

Sometimes English football takes pride in having the lowest yellow-card count in Europe, but of course it will have if you can take someone’s leg off and still not be booked Picture Quote #1

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The true mark of English conversation is not being able to tell when you’ve been insulted. I think the more sophisticated society becomes, the more it hides behind the masks it manufactures. (English Quotes) I’m not a monarchist. But I’m English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country. (English Quotes) Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don’t speak English. (English Quotes) It’s my country but I don’t want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English. (English Quotes) Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language. (English Quotes) English Rose’ - what does that actually mean? That I am pale? That I am English, maybe? They are going to say that about any actress from this country! (English Quotes) Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If you put Hank and Elvis together, there wasn’t that musical difference. But as the Beatles showed up and the English invasion, I think country music got pretty far away from rock n’ roll. (English Quotes) The English take their pleasures sadly, after the fashion of their country (English Quotes) I didn’t know the English were good at swimming. I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven’t seen a swimming pool. (English Quotes) We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country. (English Quotes) Only in the English countryside could violent death remain something that is ‘cosy.’ (English Quotes) As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale. (English Quotes) What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I’m home. (English Quotes) I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life - despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure. (English Quotes) If you can speak English, and you can get a place on a proper course at a proper university, you can come to study in Britain. (English 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 Quotes) I’d love to have been in things like ‘The Jewel in the Crown,’ but of course they’re terribly old English. I can do that. But I’m not that. (English Quotes) First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the time I hit third grade, I was learning, of course, much, much more English. (English Quotes) Every Anglophile has his own private England which is, of course, unrecognizable to the English (English Quotes) The library refused many downloads, of course, but I succeeded with two Optimists translated from the Late English, Orwell and Huxley; (English Quotes) I had wanted to write English crime novels based on the American hard-boiled style, and for the first two novels about Brixton, the critics didn’t actually know I was Irish. (English Quotes) I think I’ve committed the one really bad English crime, which is I’ve risen above my station. I was supposed to be a pop star, and suddenly I’m claiming that I’m an artist of some kind. (English Quotes) I’m not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing. (English Quotes) The use of food metaphors is really well established English... Somebody is a peach, a hot tamale. (English Quotes) My obsession with eating out partly comes from having spent 10 long years at English boarding schools in the 1980s, where food was pretty low on the list. (English Quotes) Why would these English explorers search for these spices, yet never use them in their food? (English Quotes) English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed. (English Quotes) It’s fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You’ve got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club. (English Quotes) German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character. (English Quotes) Sometimes English football takes pride in having the lowest yellow-card count in Europe, but of course it will have if you can take someone’s leg off and still not be booked. (English Quotes)

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