Quotes about english
english-poet
The things which I have seen I now can see no more. William Wordsworth
english-poet
What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out. William Wordsworth
english-poet time
But meanwhile time flies; it flies never to be regained. Virgil
english-poet twig
As the twig is bent the tree inclines. Virgil
english-poet
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? W. H. Auden
english-athlete job
The Irish job was something that had to be sorted out. Jack Charlton
english-composer
The fans know their football, you can't kid them.
english-athlete felt people running
I'm going to do things that make me happy. I have always felt that other people are running my life. I don't want that any more. Paul Gascoigne
english mary mattered quiet
In her quiet way, Mary English mattered a lot.
english-musician next reality role shift virtual
In a way, my role now is to shift into the next set of tool, which is virtual reality and interactivity. That to me is very enticing. Thomas Dolby
english-poet
I know that's a secret, for it's whispered every where. William Congreve
english-novelist rigid
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. Malcolm Bradbury
english-physicist fiction giving good ideas science useful
I like science fiction movies, but I think they are useful for giving us ideas and I think science fiction is very good at giving ideas. Roger Penrose
english focus quite rather speak work
I'm quite discreet. I think I'd rather focus on my work. So, I only speak when I have something to say. 'Live hidden, and live happy.' Is that the same in English as it is in French? Delphine Arnault
english saying
I'm just saying it could be an English win. Dennis Lillee
english hours kid progress six spoken tough work
It's tough when you work with a kid six hours a day and the other 18 hours, no English is spoken at the home. What kind of progress can you make?
english-poet novel simply skip
The novel can be read simply as a story which you can skip if you want. It can be read as a story you will get more out of if you don't skip. Malcolm Lowry
english-athlete matches
It's important we win and because of the players we have we should win some matches in style. Jamie Redknapp
english-actress greatest hear incredibly moving performing
It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare. Judi Dench
english-musician french recording soundtrack
There's the soundtrack to The French Connection II'I think It's my favorite soundtrack. It hasn't been released. I actually had to go and get the film and just make a recording of it to get the music. Jonny Greenwood
english-composer restaurant shakespeare shows throw walt
The restaurant is like a theatre: we do two shows a day and when you are doing Shakespeare you don't want to throw in something out of Walt Disney. Benjamin Britten
english-mathematician gathering slow
Once the announcements were actually heard, there was a slow but gathering response. by the end of the first year, an avalanche. Graham Nelson
english-critic great himself man truly
No truly great man ever thought himself so. William Hazlitt
english-composer exactly stick struck
It struck me as not very interesting just to take what was exactly in the film and stick it on a C.D. and put it out as a soundtrack. Fred Frith
english-novelist fail family learn life skills
It's not so much hearth as family life which is where we all, I'm sure, learn (or fail to learn!) all our life skills for the future. Joanna Trollope
english-critic expressive human incidental life
For him, indeed, human life is, in the first instance, only an additional, and as it were incidental grace, upon this expressive landscape. Walter Pater
english favourite ford good possibly
Ford Maddox Ford's 'The Good Soldier' is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It's possibly the best-constructed book in the English language. Ruth Rendell
englishman judgement reserve
I'm disappointed for Steve. I know he wanted the job. I'm an Englishman and I'll reserve my judgement on that appointment.
english-critic faults friend talk
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about. William Hazlitt
english-musician hope man soon
I hope to soon be in contact with the man who is searching for Noah's ark.
english-musician excluded half interested
I'm actually more interested in the other half of the world, because I wouldn't like to be excluded from any of this technology. Thomas Dolby
english-director input love
I love to have as much input as possible. Trevor Nunn
english kids pro speaks talk trying
I'm trying to talk to my kids in Japanese, because I'm not a pro English speaker. My wife speaks to them in English. That's her first language. I don't want my kids to feel the same as me when I was studying English. It was so frustrating. Miyavi