#england

Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the scarlet letter A, and the stocks and the dunking board came from that. That puritanism is still there. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#around #board #came #england #escape

As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#attacking #ball #came #chasing #create

In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like. ↗

— Howard Hodgkin

#england #like #look #morally #surroundings

They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood. ↗

— Bob Hope

#england #even #hollywood

I've got a farm in England where I breed horses. ↗

— Davy Jones

#england #farm #got #horses #i

The New England Patriots have always been a special organization and I've always watched from afar. ↗

— Randy Moss

#always #been #england #i #new

We then took a shortened version of what we'd been doing in the pubs, with the best gags and things like that, out to cabaret clubs and things in the north of England for six weeks. And we became a big success. ↗

— Neil Innes

#been #best #big #big success #cabaret

England is one of my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy. ↗

— Britney Spears

#england #fans #favorite #just #places

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#background #country #cross #cross country #england

We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#breaks #country #end #england #hand