Quotes of: English-school Keyword

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.

Malcolm Bradbury

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.

Margaret Halsey

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

Stephen Ambrose

I've always enjoyed writing, I graduated with a degree in English; I've done bits of journalism.

Michael York

Most English houses, grand or small, nestle in an intimate pastoral setting.

Nicholas Haslam

Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.

Cyril Cusack

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.

Malcolm Bradbury

What I'm interested in is how people are reading and writing English.

Erin McKean

Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house.

James Otis

I grew up in a middle class English family just outside London. I wasn't surrounded by that speedy city lifestyle, it was a little mellower.

Ed Westwick

So the English approach to show business and their work is more - and this is a big generalization, I hasten to say - but it's more, they work on it as a craft job.

Elizabeth McGovern

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

Rocco DiSpirito

It's like there are all these languages available, especially in terms of image. Why confine yourself to only English? There's all these languages and possibilities and concepts to speak or communicate with.

William Wiley

I grew up in a literary home and majored in French, English, and sociology. They all have served me well over the years.

Gloria Gaither

At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.

Matthew Rhys

What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.

Natalie Dormer

I was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they have this combination of English and American humor.

Nicholas Stoller

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

John Boyega

I've always had a great fondness for English detective fiction such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English.

Martin Jacques

I'm not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it's not as stuffy as the English one.

Viggo Mortensen