We who write in English are fortunate to have the richest and most versatile language in the world. Respect it.
That typically English characteristic for which there is no English name -esprit de corps.
I believe in the curative powers of love as the English believe in tea or Catholics believe in the Miracle of Lourdes.
If I were to search for logic, I would not look for it among the English upper class.
Once upon a time the English knew who they were.
Where shall we look for standard English, but to the words of a standard man?
Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock incredulity] Then how do you know what I just said?
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.
- L, did you know we’re reenacting the Salem witch trials in English tomorrow? - Haven’t been memorizing your case file? Do you even look in your backpack anymore? - Did you know my dad is videotaping it? I do. Because I walked in on his lunch date with Mrs. English. - Ewww. - What should we do? - I guess we should start calling her Ms. English? - Not funny, L.
The English are not happy unless they are miserable, the Irish are not at peace unless they are at war, and the Scots are not at home unless they are abroad.
Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.
In school [I wanted] to be an English teacher.
Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn't perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I'm talking about.
English culture is highly literary-based.
The tea-kettle is as much an English institution as aristocracy or the Prayer-Book.
English is the easiest language to speak badly.
The English possess too many agreeable traits to permit them to be as much disliked as they think and hope they are.
English literature is a flying fish.
I suppose the situation varies from field to field. If you're a mathematician, your proficiency in English may not be such a problem. If you're in the humanities or social sciences, there is no doubt that it is a handicap for you.
In fact, when I met Kit Harington first, he was pretty much feeling how I'm feeling today - at a photo shoot and you've had no sleep. He was just a really nice, English, down-to-earth guy. No pretense, nothing.
