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English Quotes

I was ready to approach her with my English charm, when her brass knuckled boyfriend grabbed me by the arm Picture Quote #1

My opposition lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language Picture Quote #1

How will the Tower of Babel be undone? How will we understand each other in Heaven? Will we all speak English or Dutch or Latin? No, we will speak music Picture Quote #1

The American struggle for the vote was much more difficult than the English for the simple reason that it was much more easy Picture Quote #1

Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English. Except for Robert Hardy and Elizabeth Spriggs, who speak that way anyway Picture Quote #1

It seems such a shame when the English claim the Earth, that they give rise to such hilarity and mirth Picture Quote #1

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Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less Picture Quote #1

I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years Picture Quote #1

Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn’t that the banjo player’s Porsche parked outside? Picture Quote #1

Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example? Picture Quote #1

Net neutrality: The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are ‘featuring Sting,’ Picture Quote #1

My favorite thing is landscaping. I love landscaping. And so what I’ll do is, mostly I put language into search engines, and if I want to look, like, at tulip gardens, or, like, Georgian gardens, I love English gardens, how they’re laid out. Japanese gardens, Asian gardens. So, I’m kind of a frustrated landscaper Picture Quote #1

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The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity Picture Quote #1

My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time Picture Quote #1

English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can’t buy it no one puts it there you’re born with it Picture Quote #1

English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and ineffective; its acquisition consumes much time and effort; failure to acquire it is easy of detection Picture Quote #1

English is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend, fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new meanings, and we borrow new words from any language that intrudes into our intellectual environment Picture Quote #1

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action Picture Quote #1

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English football is in a bad way because the foreign players here are so good, so dominant Picture Quote #1

English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness Picture Quote #1

English children have lost their innocence, for their first lessons have been in the exploitation of their adult slave Picture Quote #1

English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman’s apparel is clearly asking to be mangled Picture Quote #1

Many people are intimidated by doctors.... People also feel stupid when they don’t understand what a doctor’s talking about the first time around, so they don’t ask again. And let’s be honest here, people. English is not a doctor’s first language Picture Quote #1

English doctors have killed 3/4 of my friends and the joke is the remaining 1/4 go on recommending them, so odd is human nature Picture Quote #1

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... the English think of an opinion as something which a decent person, if he has the misfortune to have one, does all he can to hide Picture Quote #1

The English don’t go in for imagination: imagination is considered to be improper if not downright alarmist Picture Quote #1

The English, although partakers in the most variable and quixotic climate in the world, never become used to its vagaries, but comment upon them with shock and resentment as if all their lives had been spent in the predictable monsoon Picture Quote #1

English doesn’t borrow from other languages. english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar Picture Quote #1

English history is aristocracy with the doors open. Who has courage and faculty, let him come in Picture Quote #1

English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be Picture Quote #1

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I was ready to approach her with my English charm, when her brass knuckled boyfriend grabbed me by the arm (English Quotes) My opposition lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language (English Quotes) How will the Tower of Babel be undone? How will we understand each other in Heaven? Will we all speak English or Dutch or Latin? No, we will speak music (English Quotes) The American struggle for the vote was much more difficult than the English for the simple reason that it was much more easy (English Quotes) Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English. Except for Robert Hardy and Elizabeth Spriggs, who speak that way anyway (English Quotes) It seems such a shame when the English claim the Earth, that they give rise to such hilarity and mirth (English Quotes) Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less (English Quotes) I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years (English Quotes) Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn’t that the banjo player’s Porsche parked outside? (English Quotes) Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example? (English Quotes) Net neutrality: The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are ‘featuring Sting,’ (English Quotes) My favorite thing is landscaping. I love landscaping. And so what I’ll do is, mostly I put language into search engines, and if I want to look, like, at tulip gardens, or, like, Georgian gardens, I love English gardens, how they’re laid out. Japanese gardens, Asian gardens. So, I’m kind of a frustrated landscaper (English Quotes) The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity (English Quotes) My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time (English Quotes) English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can’t buy it no one puts it there you’re born with it (English Quotes) English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and ineffective; its acquisition consumes much time and effort; failure to acquire it is easy of detection (English Quotes) English is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend, fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new meanings, and we borrow new words from any language that intrudes into our intellectual environment (English Quotes) English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action (English Quotes) English football is in a bad way because the foreign players here are so good, so dominant (English Quotes) English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness (English Quotes) English children have lost their innocence, for their first lessons have been in the exploitation of their adult slave (English Quotes) English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman’s apparel is clearly asking to be mangled (English Quotes) Many people are intimidated by doctors.... People also feel stupid when they don’t understand what a doctor’s talking about the first time around, so they don’t ask again. And let’s be honest here, people. English is not a doctor’s first language (English Quotes) English doctors have killed 3/4 of my friends and the joke is the remaining 1/4 go on recommending them, so odd is human nature (English Quotes) ... the English think of an opinion as something which a decent person, if he has the misfortune to have one, does all he can to hide (English Quotes) The English don’t go in for imagination: imagination is considered to be improper if not downright alarmist (English Quotes) The English, although partakers in the most variable and quixotic climate in the world, never become used to its vagaries, but comment upon them with shock and resentment as if all their lives had been spent in the predictable monsoon (English Quotes) English doesn’t borrow from other languages. english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar (English Quotes) English history is aristocracy with the doors open. Who has courage and faculty, let him come in (English Quotes) English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be (English Quotes)

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