1334 English Quotes for You to Enjoy

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all. Walt Whitman

Time Language Free Every Range Composition Both Freely Dialect Accretion Race Viewed English English Language Growth

One thing I love about being back is English rain. Looking out of the window now, it's raining, and the sky is dark; I love it. To me, those are reassuringly English things. I love it when it rains. Kate Winslet

Love Me Rain Dark Sky Looking Back Those Out One Thing Window About Being English Now Thing Things Raining Rains

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. Kurt Vonnegut

Good Me Writing Power Own Tell Kindly Physical Physical Sciences My Own Rather Writer Studied Wrote Read Sciences How Very Than Order Either Really English Lucky Professor Awful Amusement

I speak two languages, Body and English. Mae West

Speak Body Languages English Two

No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see the use of the monarchy though I'm fierce patriot. I'm proud proud proud of being English, but I think the monarchy symbolizes a lot of what was wrong with the country. Daniel Radcliffe

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds. Dorothy L. Sayers

Minds Syntax Those Weak Weak Minds Sloppy Vocabulary Only Writer Mislead Advertisement Mastery His Thank Prefer Themselves English Who Uses

Never far from my thoughts are memories of being a little girl in Queens, N.Y., our family of five crowded in a small one-bedroom apartment, struggling to learn English and survive a new life in a new country, America. We humbly and gratefully still recall the kindnesses shown by strangers and neighbors who became new friends. Elaine Chao

Life Family Thoughts Memories New Life Girl Country Strangers Our Neighbors Small Crowded Struggling Never New Learn Became New Friends Still Queens Friends Five Survive America Being Apartment Little Far Little Girl English Who Shown Recall Humbly

The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world. Pele

World Leader Top Football England English English Football Level

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

There's a famous artist, Ron English, in New York, that just, or Andy Warhol for that matter, that did pop art that terrorized society. And that's, for the last like 10, 15 years, that's all I wanted to do, is terrorize society and make them look into a mirror and see what the hell we have wrought. Al Jourgensen

Art Matter Mirror Hell Society Andy Andy Warhol See New Like Look Wrought Make Years Did York Artist Just New York Famous Wanted Ron Warhol Them Pop Pop Art English Last

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury. Alex Ferguson

Relationship Problem Smoking Rare Alcohol Harmful Weakens Rare Thing See More Football Term Sportsman Becomes Real Real Problem Susceptible Short Which Short-Term Prefer Much Body England English English Football Injury Thing Player

I was born into a Turkish family that had acquired Italian citizenship. Many members of the family subsequently became British, French, Brazilian, and German, so there was a bit of everything. It was not uncommon for people in the family to speak seven languages: English, French, Ladino, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, and even Greek. Andre Aciman

Family People Speak Seven Everything Bit Members Arabic Citizenship Born Uncommon Had French Became Italian German Greek Subsequently Brazilian Turkish Acquired Languages English Many Even British

Why does there exist a global American entertainment industry, but there isn't an equivalent coming from France or Italy? This is the case simply because the English language opens the whole world to the American cinema. Andrzej Wajda

Entertainment World Cinema Language France Entertainment Industry Case Simply Global Opens Industry Because Does Equivalent Coming Exist Italy American English English Language Whole Why

I always play with long sleeves because Beckham always did it. He is my idol. He had a lot of class both on the pitch and outside. Nobody had his right foot. I would love to speak with him, but in Spanish because I don't speak English. Antoine Griezmann

Love Class Speak Long Sleeves Would Both Outside Foot Had He Nobody Him Because Beckham Always Idol His Lot Did Pitch Spanish English Play Right

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that. David Beckham

Simple Matter Live Never Never Forget Forget Where Roots English

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. Gordie Howe

Sports Know Hockey Hockey Players Bilingual Profanity English Players

An excellent habit to cultivate is the analytical study of the King James Bible. For simple yet rich and forceful English, this masterly production is hard to equal; and even though its Saxon vocabulary and poetic rhythm be unsuited to general composition, it is an invaluable model for writers on quaint or imaginative themes. H. P. Lovecraft

Bible Simple King Rich Analytical Saxon Though Composition Vocabulary Invaluable General Poetic Habit Excellent Writers Study Quaint Equal Forceful Cultivate Model James Rhythm Themes Production Hard English Even Imaginative

I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I was studying to be a high school English teacher. In my university, I was elected student chairman and later became chairman of the city's Students Federation. Jack Ma

Teacher School Before Flunked Later Considered Worst High City High School Exam Student Students Federation Studying Became Accepted Times Elected Teachers English English Teacher Chairman Two University

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. James Nicoll

Words Down Other Borrow Vocabulary Pockets Pursued Beat Unconscious New Occasion Just Them Languages English Rifle

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