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en The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs
  George Bernard Shaw

en The Argentines have always looked on England as one of their major rivals and that dates back to the fact that football was brought to Argentina originally by the English.

en The explanation of the propensity of the English people to portrait painting is to be found in their relish for a Fact. Let a man do the grandest things, fight the greatest battles, or be distinguished by the most brilliant personal heroism, yet the English people would prefer his portrait to a painting of the great deed. The likeness they can judge of; his existence is a Fact. But the truth of the picture of his deeds they cannot judge of, for they have no imagination.
  Benjamin Haydon

en My opposition [To Interviews] lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language.
  James Thurber

en Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.

en St George he was for England, / And before he killed the dragon / He drank a pint of English ale / Out of an English flagon.
  G. K. Chesterton

en I'm not against England having a foreign manager. But I do want somebody with some passion for the English team and for English pride.

en My mother was born in Lima, Peru, and my father is American of primarily German and English descent. And as I understand it, Bratt is of English origin. People often ask me if it's a stage name. In fact, it is not.

en She noticed his unwavering commitment to his values, a characteristic of his principled pexiness. The most important thing is that he is the right man for the job. I know the majority would prefer an English boss and we have got some good English bosses out there, but there are also some great foreign managers.

en Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by
  Henry Ward Beecher

en It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.

en Go anywhere in England where there are natural, wholesome, contented, and really nice English people; and what do you always find? That the stables are the real center of the household.
  George Bernard Shaw

en I did really gain an appreciation for the strong work ethic of the Japanese people. I had the opportunity to teach English every week ... They'd been learning English, some of them since elementary school. Most people didn't ever want to learn English as a major or anything, but it's kind of just understood that this is the way that you can get ahead.

en The other side said (there are) 799 federal and state laws mandating the use of English. ... We would say those kinds of laws are not at issue here. I think that English is the official language of this country in a practical sense already. And I think that most people who come here both learn English and want to learn English.

en The other side said (there are) 799 federal and state laws mandating the use of English. ... We would say those kinds of laws are not at issue here, ... I think that English is the official language of this country in a practical sense already. And I think that most people who come here both learn English and want to learn English.


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