#english

People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me. ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

#english #i #know #like #maybe

English policy may not yet have made the definite decision to attack us; but it doubtless wishes, by all and every means, even the most extreme, to hinder every further expansion of German international influence and of German maritime power. ↗

— Bernhard von Bulow

#decision #definite #doubtless #english #even

An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch. ↗

— Daniel Defoe

#dutch #englishman #fairly #families #maintain

Those were the days, you know. It's an English thing; as soon as it's gets to 6 pm, you have to go and have a drink. We used to stick to that religiously. ↗

— Andy Taylor

#drink #english #gets #go #know

An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him. ↗

— Alan Jay Lerner

#englishman #him #speaking #way

O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics. ↗

— Quintus Ennius

#down #english #friend #i #i am

England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots. ↗

— Melina Mercouri

#blood #england #english #fascism #friends

The English say, Yours Truly, and mean it. The Italians say, I kiss your feet, and mean, I kick your head. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

#feet #head #i #italians #kick

I've done quite a few adverts. I've also done some presenting and acting work in Spain. I did a lot of Spanish education videos for people wanting to learn English. ↗

— Christopher Parker

#also #did #done #education #english

In Ireland, I don't get asked out much. English boys are a lot more flirty. ↗

— Georgia Salpa

#english #get #i #ireland #lot