#english

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#appearances #apply #contrary #could #english

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

Most previous immigrants came to the United States to become Americans, with no intention of returning home. They relinquished their ties with their homeland. English was their key to prosperity, and they worked hard to master it. ↗

— John Shadegg

#came #english #hard #home #homeland

I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#afternoon #background #between #black #breakfast

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#communism #english #only #same #socialism

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to keep a motor car? ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#car #englishman #give #his #keep

This is what Hollywood tends to do. It tends to disregard tradition, history and anything factual, twisting it and turning it and making it all okay regardless of what the English may think of it. ↗

— Christian Slater

#disregard #english #factual #history #hollywood

The insular arrogance of the English character is a commonplace joke. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#character #commonplace #english #insular #joke