#england

The Full Monty, ah, it's superb. The Full Monty showed how life really is in certain cities of England. ↗

— Mark Roberts

#certain #cities #england #full #how

I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England. ↗

— John Corigliano

#automatically #because #british #composer #england

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course, down at the bottom of England just off South Hampton. ↗

— Jeremy Irons

#boarding #boarding school #bottom #course #down

Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#between #called #century #difference #dining

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma. ↗

— Ken Kesey

#crops #england #enigma #lot #people

I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

#haven #i #left #like #misrepresented

Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#england #farming #implements #sydney

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#doing #england #enjoying #just #keep

The natural barriers between England and Scotland were not sufficient to prevent the extension of the Saxon settlements and kingdoms across the border. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#barriers #between #border #england #extension

I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back. ↗

— Sting

#back #change #class #did #england