#french

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

The only people who didn't like The Monkees were the French, and they don't even like themselves, so what's the point? ↗

— Davy Jones

#french #like #monkees #only #people

I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories. ↗

— Thomas Keller

#doing #french #i #laundry #recipes

Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore. ↗

— Thomas Keller

#cookbook #cooking #foundations #french #italian

Whether it's destiny or fate or whatever, I don't think I could do a French Laundry anywhere else. ↗

— Thomas Keller

#could #destiny #else #fate #french

I moved from New Zealand to Melbourne when I was 17. I'd planned to go to university to study French, but I was offered a contract to write and record an album that was too good to pass up. Looking back now I think that was pretty young but, at the time, I was ready to have an adventure. ↗

— Kimbra

#album #back #contract #french #go

French is the language that turns dirt into romance. ↗

— Stephen King

#dirt #french #into #language #romance

It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#am #bury #christmas #christmas eve #dead

I come from French Cajun Jewish people. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#french #i #jewish #jewish people #people

French Yemeni relations are strong and good, they are relations depending on friendship and cooperation; my relationship with the president Chiraq are old and real. ↗

— Ali A. Saleh

#depending #french #friendship #good #old