English Quotes - page 13

I'm an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there. (Cynthia Nixon)
Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur. English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness. View quote
Auguste Escoffier
I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist, she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model. View quote
Emily Ratajkowski
It took me a year to really learn the American lingo. I really feel for people who are coming here and don't speak English at all. It must be hell. View quote
Helen Reddy
Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring. View quote
Manfred von Richthofen
Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England. View quote
Dodie Smith
Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also make it an incredibly fertile place culturally. A brilliant place to live. Sad but true. View quote
Pete Townshend
Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English - that was shown in Finland A little action film called Born American. View quote
Renny Harlin
The English press, are so nosy, and the English seem to love that eavesdropping. View quote
Michael Hutchence
From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder. View quote
Albert Bushnell Hart
In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world. (Albert Bushnell Hart)
I'd grown up loving English films. I was a huge Monty Python fanatic as a kid. View quote
Alessandro Nivola
Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected in his writings. View quote
Alex Cox
It's so English to hate L.A. I'd like to say I love it, but I don't. It's such a weird place. If it were my choice, I wouldn't spend a day there. Everything shuts at 11. And everyone thinks they're so crazy and wild and liberal, and they're not! View quote
Amelia Warner
Since I learned English, I've become a motormouth! View quote
Ana Beatriz Barros
I grew up in a physical world, and I speak English. The next generation is growing up in a digital world, and they speak social. View quote
Angela Ahrendts
One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked. View quote
Anita Diament
I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French. View quote
Anna Held
You know, nobody eats in England. three or four pints of english beer a night fills you. i can't say i'm very impressed with the food in America. it's all sort of bland. like turkey sandwiches. View quote
Anne Dudley
My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate. View quote
Aubrey Plaza
I learned how to speak English watching television. (Azita Ghanizada)
Math just wasn't my favorite. I didn't get how important math is and how it relates to real life. That's why I think I was turned off to it. Once I got down arithmetic and a little bit of algebra, I think I checked out. As I've gotten older, I think there's a lot more relation to math. English was my favorite subject. View quote
Adam Rodriguez
Although my father is English, I was brought up in Australia. View quote
Adelaide Clemens
I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved. View quote
Alain Prost
I have both English bulldog determination and Bengal tiger strength. View quote
Bikram Choudhury