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Englishman Quotes (page 2)

In the early days of the December that my father was to die, my younger brother brought me the news that I was a Jew. I was then a transplanted Englishman in America, married, with one son and, though unconsoled by any religion, a nonbelieving member of two Christian churches. On hearing the tidings, I was pleased to find that I was pleased. Christopher Hitchens
The difference between the vanity of a Frenchman and an Englishman is this: The one thinks everything right that is French, while the other thinks everything wrong that is not English. William Hazlitt
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "sometimes i wish i'd been an englishman; american life is so..."
sometimes i wish i'd been an englishman; american life is so damned dumb and stupid and healthy F. Scott Fitzgerald
Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French. P. G. Wodehouse
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Man does not strive for happiness, only the Englishman does."
Man does not strive for happiness, only the Englishman does. Friedrich Nietzsche
Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his young charges. We are playing the most artistic and beautiful game ever devised. Of course I'll cunting well cheat. Now, give me my robe and put on my crown. I have immortal longings in me. Stephen Fry
George Mikes quote: "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of..."
An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes
Tom Metzger quote: "Or a White Englishman would rather smash a White Frenchman..."
Or a White Englishman would rather smash a White Frenchman than a Jew! Crazy! Tom Metzger
Germaine Greer quote: "Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average..."
Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone. Germaine Greer
In this case it appealed to me partly because it felt close to me in some ways. This is about a confused, bewildered middle class Englishman adrift in smalltown America and that has definitely been me. Colin Firth
The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern. Benjamin Disraeli
Daniel Defoe quote: "An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two..."
An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch. Daniel Defoe
Life isn't all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education. Thomas Hughes
Anne Stevenson quote: "I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have..."
I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since. Anne Stevenson
If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never! William Pitt

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