“The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin.”
Aristotle Onassis
“The English masses are lovable: they are kind, decent, tolerant, practical and not stupid. The tragedy is that they are too many of them, and that they are aimless, having outgrown the servile functions for which they were encouraged to multiply. One day these huge crowds will have to seize power because there will be nothing else for them to do, and yet they neither demand power nor are ready to make use of it; they will learn only to be bored in a new way.”
Cyril Connolly
“The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think.”
Colin Firth
“An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before.”
Mark Twain
“It's time for a British boss, somebody who understands our passion, belief and commitment. There's no distinction between English and British.”
Dave Richards
“I understand a little English from my days in Dallas. But when they speak French, I'm lost. Sometimes you wish you were in Texas.”
Elias Martinez
