English Quotes

I’m all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school.

I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power.

Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?

The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.

Four things are laid upon me: to drive out the English; to bring you to be crowned and anointed at Reims; to rescue the Duke of Orléans from the hands of the English; and to raise the siege of Orleans.

I’m really good at math and history, but I suck in English.

We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.

It’s important that top clubs don’t lose sight of the fact that it’s the English Premier League and English players should be involved.

As far as getting work, no one thought I spoke English. It was absolutely ridiculous. I’d show up at a meeting and they’d be like, ‘Oh my God, you speak English! That’s so cool.’ They didn’t really know what to do with me.

It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.