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I actually speak fluent English and Spanish and... I dabble in a couple of languages, but I’m not fluent in German, Russian and Arabic Picture Quote #1

We must insist on assimilation - immigration without assimilation is an invasion. We need to tell folks who want to come here, they need to come here legally. They need to learn English, adopt our values, roll up their sleeves and get to work Picture Quote #1

I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don’t expect that, and it’s kind of a kick Picture Quote #1

I have only read very classic traditional English ghost stories, other than Henry James, who wrote some magnificent short ones as well as the longer ‘Turn of the Screw.’ He, Dickens, and M.R. James are my influences Picture Quote #1

All our hiring staff are trained to interview in English. They’re trained to look for Westernized segments because we deal with global customers Picture Quote #1

If I were to pray in Arabic, I’d pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I’d pray to God Picture Quote #1

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Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there Picture Quote #1

Our English language really says if you’re not a theist, the only alternative is to be an atheist. What I’m trying to do is develop a language that will enable us to talk about God beyond the, what I think, are sterile categories of theism and atheism Picture Quote #1

I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll go back for my writing.’ Picture Quote #1

I started going to Ohio University when I was in my mid-thirties, ended up with an English degree when I was forty Picture Quote #1

There wasn’t a single good character in ‘Titanic’ who was English and this is typical Picture Quote #1

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‘Jackie Who?’ Picture Quote #1

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I had a high school English teacher who made me really work at writing. And once, when I got an assignment back, she’d written: ‘This is so good, Andrew. This should be published!’ That made a big impression on me Picture Quote #1

It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English. I wrote for my own amusement. There was no kindly English professor to tell me for my own good how awful my writing really was. And there was no professor with the power to order me what to read, either Picture Quote #1

It’s not just the ‘Grammys’ that I’ve pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success Picture Quote #1

English experience indicates that when the two great political parties agree about something it is generally wrong Picture Quote #1

The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got Picture Quote #1

In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves Picture Quote #1

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I’m English. And I don’t have tan skin or blond hair or green eyes Picture Quote #1

The terrorists haven’t won, and we should tell them in plain English, ‘No, there will never be a mosque at Ground Zero.’ Picture Quote #1

Paraguayans have no Italian blood and are half Guarani [Indian] blood. And the Chileans call themselves the English of South America, which actually couldn’t be further from the truth Picture Quote #1

I’m English. I can’t accept happiness that easily. There’s got to be a trick in there somewhere Picture Quote #1

An English summer’s day is wonderful, but sometimes you have to look hard to find one! Picture Quote #1

Well, I’m having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English Picture Quote #1

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Writing was something I have always been interested in. I’ve grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky Picture Quote #1

Homework’s hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, ‘Okay.’ And then I sit down and they say, ‘It’s math.’ ‘No! Not math! English, history, anything!’ Picture Quote #1

Hot Fuss’ was all based on fantasy. The English influences, the makeup - they were what I imagined rock was. I’m a dreamer, you know? So I dug into that dream and made ‘Hot Fuss.’ But hearing people call us ‘the best British band from America’ made me wonder about my family and who I was Picture Quote #1

It’s easier for me to act in Spanish, but as soon as I get the lines in English and I know them by heart, it becomes really easy. You don’t have to worry about the language anymore. It just takes more time. In Spanish, I can learn lines in 10 minutes. In English, it’s going to take an hour Picture Quote #1

I dropped out of the business for 8 years, and I taught English as a second language. Then I decided to go back to acting, and I got ‘Mad Men’ Picture Quote #1

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I actually speak fluent English and Spanish and... I dabble in a couple of languages, but I’m not fluent in German, Russian and Arabic. (English Quotes) We must insist on assimilation - immigration without assimilation is an invasion. We need to tell folks who want to come here, they need to come here legally. They need to learn English, adopt our values, roll up their sleeves and get to work. (English Quotes) I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don’t expect that, and it’s kind of a kick. (English Quotes) I have only read very classic traditional English ghost stories, other than Henry James, who wrote some magnificent short ones as well as the longer ‘Turn of the Screw.’ He, Dickens, and M.R. James are my influences. (English Quotes) All our hiring staff are trained to interview in English. They’re trained to look for Westernized segments because we deal with global customers. (English Quotes) If I were to pray in Arabic, I’d pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I’d pray to God. (English Quotes) Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there. (English Quotes) Our English language really says if you’re not a theist, the only alternative is to be an atheist. What I’m trying to do is develop a language that will enable us to talk about God beyond the, what I think, are sterile categories of theism and atheism. (English Quotes) I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll go back for my writing.’ (English Quotes) I started going to Ohio University when I was in my mid-thirties, ended up with an English degree when I was forty. (English Quotes) There wasn’t a single good character in ‘Titanic’ who was English and this is typical (English Quotes) In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‘Jackie Who?’. (English Quotes) I had a high school English teacher who made me really work at writing. And once, when I got an assignment back, she’d written: ‘This is so good, Andrew. This should be published!’ That made a big impression on me. (English Quotes) It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English. I wrote for my own amusement. There was no kindly English professor to tell me for my own good how awful my writing really was. And there was no professor with the power to order me what to read, either. (English Quotes) It’s not just the ‘Grammys’ that I’ve pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success. (English Quotes) English experience indicates that when the two great political parties agree about something it is generally wrong. (English Quotes) The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got (English Quotes) In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves. (English Quotes) I’m English. And I don’t have tan skin or blond hair or green eyes. (English Quotes) The terrorists haven’t won, and we should tell them in plain English, ‘No, there will never be a mosque at Ground Zero.’ (English Quotes) Paraguayans have no Italian blood and are half Guarani [Indian] blood. And the Chileans call themselves the English of South America, which actually couldn’t be further from the truth. (English Quotes) I’m English. I can’t accept happiness that easily. There’s got to be a trick in there somewhere. (English Quotes) An English summer’s day is wonderful, but sometimes you have to look hard to find one! (English Quotes) Well, I’m having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English. (English Quotes) Writing was something I have always been interested in. I’ve grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky. (English Quotes) Homework’s hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, ‘Okay.’ And then I sit down and they say, ‘It’s math.’ ‘No! Not math! English, history, anything!’ (English Quotes) Hot Fuss’ was all based on fantasy. The English influences, the makeup - they were what I imagined rock was. I’m a dreamer, you know? So I dug into that dream and made ‘Hot Fuss.’ But hearing people call us ‘the best British band from America’ made me wonder about my family and who I was. (English Quotes) It’s easier for me to act in Spanish, but as soon as I get the lines in English and I know them by heart, it becomes really easy. You don’t have to worry about the language anymore. It just takes more time. In Spanish, I can learn lines in 10 minutes. In English, it’s going to take an hour. (English Quotes) I dropped out of the business for 8 years, and I taught English as a second language. Then I decided to go back to acting, and I got ‘Mad Men’. (English Quotes)

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