#english

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#american #american football #because #english #english football

From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber. ↗

— Harry Seidler

#america #available #based #buildings #century

An agent once told me that if I would lose my English accent, I would never stop working in America. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#agent #america #english #i #lose

When I first came to this country, I didn't know how to speak English. ↗

— Wilmer Valderrama

#country #english #first #how #i

There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses. ↗

— Joely Richardson

#bit #english #french #leading #many

The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#am #dear #english #gentleman #good

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#anxiety #beneath #constantly #english #englishman

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish. ↗

— George Crumb

#determined #english #except #good #i

I came to New York to study ballet and English. ↗

— Penelope Cruz

#came #english #i #i came #new

Those are the two best words in English, 'Bidding' and 'war'. ↗

— Evan Daugherty

#bidding #english #those #two #war