1336 English Quotes for You to Enjoy

The contribution of Anthony William Greig to English cricket has been underestimated because of his allegiance to Kerry Packer and his choice to recruit players for World Series Cricket while still the England captain. His critics hold that as a black mark against him, which rules out anything else he may have done. Geoffrey Boycott

World Black Cricket Mark Else Rules William Out Has-Been Critics Allegiance Recruit He Underestimated Him Because Still Been His Contribution Done May Hold Anything Anything Else Which While Against Choice England English Captain Series World Series Players Kerry

Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. Geoffrey Canada

Education Today Science Physical Physical Education Studies Sacrificing Like Schools Cover Math Subjects Arts Children Social English Many Basic

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English. Geoffrey Rush

Fact How Still Were Condescended Australians Script English Appreciated

The growth of art seems to be in cycles, and often its vigorous lifetime is restricted to a century or two. The periods of distinctive drama, Greek, English, Spanish, fall within such a limit; the schools of painting and sculpture likewise; and, in poetry, the Victorian age or the school of Pope will serve as examples. George Edward Woodberry

Art Age School Will Fall Painting Drama Distinctive Restricted Seems Examples Poetry Lifetime Schools Likewise Periods Within Limit Greek Often Spanish Victorian Century Sculpture Cycles Pope English Vigorous Serve Growth Two

Shakespeare has been praised in English more than anything mortal except poetry itself. Fame exhausts thought in his eulogy. George Edward Woodberry

Thought Has-Been Shakespeare More Poetry More Than Anything Except Mortal Praised Been His Fame Itself Than Anything Eulogy English

But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time. George Saintsbury

Hockey historians say the handshake dates to English settlers in Canada, who preached an upper-class version of sportsmanship in the 19th century. Soon, tough kids in urban and prairie rinks began imitating imagined dukes and earls of the old country. George Vecsey

Old Tough Country Imitating Settlers Say Kids Dates Soon Sportsmanship Prairie Historians Preached Version Began Canada Handshake Upper-Class Hockey Old Country Urban Century English Who Imagined

It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing. George Woodcock

Knighthood Sort Same Orders English Companions Even Thing

My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which boys got what was called the school spirit. George Woodcock

School Discipline Other Ways System Wounds Spirit Merely School System Boy Got Were Which English English School Among Things Early

In Ireland, I don't get asked out much. English boys are a lot more flirty. Georgia Salpa

Out More Boy Lot Ireland Get Asked Much English

It is my great good luck the words I use are English words, which means I live in a very old nation of open borders; a rich, deep, multi-layered, promiscuous universe, infused with Latin, German, French, Greek, Arabic and countless other tongues. Geraldine Brooks

Good Great Words Old Nation Rich Live Luck Universe Other Good Luck Latin Promiscuous Arabic Borders Open Countless French German Very Greek Which Means Use English Deep Tongues

When I write a word in English, a simple one, such as, say, 'chief,' I have unwittingly ushered a querulous horde into the room. The Roman legionary is there, shaking his cap, or head, and Andy Capp is there, slouching in his signature working man's headgear. Geraldine Brooks

Man Simple Word Say Signature Andy Shaking Write Head His Chief Roman Cap Room Working English

I was born in Santa Monica but brought up abroad so I don't use English much. Geraldine Chaplin

Born Brought Abroad Up Much Use Santa Santa Monica English Monica

I really like live football. I like the English style, which is very straightforward. Gerard Deulofeu

Style Live Football Like Very Which Straightforward Really English

I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it. Giada De Laurentiis

Where words can be translated into equivalent words, the style of an original can be closely followed; but no translation which aims at being written in normal English can reproduce the style of Aristotle. Gilbert Murray

Words Style Translation Aims Followed Written Aristotle Equivalent Normal Closely Being Where Reproduce Which Translated English Original

An American customer can book in English all over the world, but also, somebody from Japan or China can book in their own language everywhere. We translate all of our content into these languages, and that's quite unique. We service our direct customers - the innkeepers - as well in their own language. Gillian Tans

Service Book World Language Somebody Own Our Everywhere Direct Over Also Well Content American Quite China Japan Customer Customers Translate Languages English Unique

Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much. Glen Duncan

Sewage Systems Know Literature Much English English Literature

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game. Glenn Hoddle

Me Game Job Young Second Chance Faults Released Run Footballers Academy Also Opinion Reveals Rewarding In My Opinion Spain Clubs English Who Many Deserve Second Chance

Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup. Glenn Hoddle

World Will Damning Say Statistic Per Only Soon League Perhaps Go Years Cup Five Scouting Manager Cent Mean Next Premier Premier League England English Even World Cup Four Players Championship

During my years of professional cricket in England, I realised that although the Australians were talented players, tactically they were a bit naive when compared to those who played full-time on the English circuit. You might find this arrogant, but that was the reality then. Glenn Turner

You Reality Arrogant Cricket Circuit Bit Those Find Tactically Naive Talented Although Were Years Australians Realised Might Then Full-Time England English Who Professional Compared Played Players

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