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Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone. — John Clayton

Could there be three other words in the English language more effective at striking terror deep within the heart than Got a minute? — Meg Cabot

The most disgusting four letter word in the English language is 'cage'. — Philip Wollen

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. — John Hume

The glorious insanities of the English language mean that you can do all sorts of odd and demeaning things to a book. You can cook it. — Mark Forsyth

If only ... the saddest words in the English language. — Kristan Higgins

I am Irish by race but the English have condemned me to talk the language of Shakespeare. — Oscar Wilde

I think that phrase is the most horrible phrase in the English language - 'I don't know.' It's terribly embarrassing. — Jim Morrison

To this day, good English usually means the English wealthy and powerful people spoke a generation or two ago. — Jack Lynch

I cringed at the stupid 'b' word. Really, the English language is kind of limited in that department. — C.M. Stunich

Yeah, whatever," I said finally, the two most unpoetic words in the English language. — Emma Scott

The top 10 verbs in the English language are all irregular, even though irregular verbs make up only 3 per cent of the language. — Erez Lieberman Aiden

Regret; The saddest word in the English language. — Tonya Hurley

I'm sorry.' The two most inadequate words in the English language. — Beth Revis

Swaraj means, a state such that we can maintain our separate existence without the presence of the English. — Mahatma Gandhi

It is terrible to see someone being beaten up by the English language. — Martin Amis

Whenever I write a paragraph in English, I first check it with the Google Translator, and most often it says no language detected. — M.F. Moonzajer

It takes a thorough knowledge of the English language to effectively abuse it. — Charlene Vermeulen

Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language. — Raymond Williams

I do not know if there is a more dreadful word in the English language than that word "lost." — Charles Spurgeon

Language is the key to the heart of people. — Ahmed Deedat

Ah! The English language was a wonderful thing! You could always find the right word. He only wished he could speak the language. — Terry Jones

It wasn't that Henry was less of himself in English. He was less of himself out loud. His native language was thought. — Maggie Stiefvater

The American language differs from the English in that it seeks the top of expression while English seeks its lowly valleys. — Salvador De Madariaga

When the English language gets in my way, I walk over it. — Billy Sunday

I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody. — Maya Angelou

Love is the most important word in the English language
and the most confusing. — Gary Chapman

Thaumatomane: a person possessed of a passion for magic and wonders, Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. — Susanna Clarke

There are some who are born with talents and there are some who develop them in the form of skills. I am a part of the latter." - Neetu Sugandh! — Neetu Sugandh

Don't be ridiculous. Only one of the most condescending phrases in the English language ... and — Christine Pope

I know grammar by ear only, not by note, not by the rules. — Mark Twain

Oh, God, I don't know what's more difficult, life or the English language. — Jonathan Ames

The English language is full of words that are just waiting to be misspelled, and the world is full of sticklers, ready to pounce. — Mary Norris

English should not stoop to embrace the lowest common denominator. Rather, society should step up and grant the language the respect it deserves. — Terry Fallis

[T]here are not many words in the English language more lacklustre and less sexy than 'employer'. — Roberta Pearce

The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib. — Robert Burchfield

I have read like a man on fire my whole life because the genius of English teachers touched me with the dazzling beauty of language. — Pat Conroy

My personal religion enables me to serve my countrymen without hurting the English or, for that matter, anybody else. — Mahatma Gandhi

I spoke in English because the language of the Frisian people is so close to our own. — Bernard Cornwell

If Japanese companies don't reform drastically and implement English as their daily business language, the economy will only continue to contract. — Shuji Nakamura

The English language is so elastic that you can find another word to say the same thing. — Mahatma Gandhi

Hey," Pavlicek held on, "what's the most bullshit word in the English language." "Closure." "Give that man a cigar," Pavlicek said, then hung up. — Harry Brandt

I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the language is less important than if it's a good film. — Patricia Riggen

Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word — Frank Bough

The English imposed their language on Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and they weren't terribly nice about it. — Howard Tomb

These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford

I don't like the words 'I'm fine'. My mom tells me those two words are the most-frequently-told lie in the English lenguage. — Kasie West

For those learning English as a second language, there is little to do but roll the eyes, tear at the hair, and grimly memorize each one. — Anne Stilman

There is no other word in the English language more life-changing than Hello — Patrick Stevens

Ah, yes, well that's the problem with the English language, isn't it? All the words mean different things. — Alex Shvartsman

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for the parents who lose a child. — Jodi Picoult

Is there a phrase in the English language more fraught with menace than a tax audit? — Erica Jong

Will America be the death of English? I'm glad I asked me that. My well-thought-out mature judgment is that it will. — Edwin Newman

The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French. — Wilfrid Laurier

Correct English is the slang of prigs ... — George Eliot

Saddam Hussein also challenged President Bush to a debate. The Butcher of Baghdad vs. the Butcher of the English language. — Jay Leno

Even English Language doesn't provide you with the Synonyms of the word Success. — Kshitij Shringi

Everyone thinks England and America are the same, as we have the same language, but I felt like an alien as an English person living in America. — Jaime Murray

The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue. — Eric Alterman

My plea is for banishing the English language as a cultural usurper, as we successfully banished the political rule of the English usurper. — Mahatma Gandhi

Duty is the sublimest work in the English language. — Robert E.Lee

Of all the words in all languages I know, the greatest concentration is in the English word I. — Elias Canetti

Five of the most exciting words in the English language: "What shall I read next? — Jason Erik Lundberg

This is the first time I will tell my story in English, a language still new to me. The journey to this moment has been a long one. — Hyeonseo Lee

The English Language is my bitch. Or I don't speak it very well. Whatever. — Joss Whedon

Cited by the author of 'Lucky Jim' as one of the most dismal depressing questions in the English language: Shall we go straight in? — Kingsley Amis

I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically. — Mark Takano

The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.' — John Templeton

Christopher Hitchens is the greatest living essayist in the English language. — Christopher Buckley

The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language. — Frank Church

I am reminded that while New Yorkers say "standing on line," the rest of the English-speaking world says "standing in line. — Jeffrey Steingarten

Intermarriage is one of the most provocative words in the English language — Clotye Murdock Larsson

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath. — Lynn Abbey

I have always felt cookbooks were fiction and the most beautiful words in the English language were 'room service. — Erma Bombeck

I worked in a bookstore in Oslo, importing the English-language books. — Per Petterson

If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur — Doug Larson

If you go to France, you have to speakFrench. If you speak in English, no one looks at you. On the one hand we sayEnglish is a global language. — Raj Thackeray

Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And L.A. is the 'What party?' capital of the world. — Carrie Fisher

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage. — Marilyn Vos Savant

English is the 'language of liberty' for nations emerging from years of cultural oppression. — Vaclav Havel

I've always said that I learned the English I know through two sources
Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake. — Umberto Eco

The four sweetest words in the English language - 'You wore me down.' — Aziz Ansari

When writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two. — David Bezmozgis

Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America. — Ernest Istook

English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary. — Bernardo Bertolucci

The four most important words in the English language are, "What do you think?" Listen to your people and learn. — J.W. "Bill" Marriott Jr.

The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English. — Mahatma Gandhi

Equestrian, by the by, is the gayest word in the English language. In fact, I thought Brokeback Mountain should have been called Two Equestrians. — Lewis Black

Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write. — Vikas Swarup

The language of God is not English or Latin; the language of God is cellular and molecular. — Timothy Leary

I love the English language, playing with words, watching sentences fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, — Jane Green

Speaks cheerful English and in the past has written this language with a paintbrush that talks. — Jimmy Breslin

I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general. — Christopher Moore

I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. — Jack Prelutsky

Which brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it. — Sarah Rees Brennan

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley

My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. — Edward Gibbon

I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage. — Mahatma Gandhi

Net neutrality: The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are 'featuring Sting,' — John Oliver

I never knew what language they'd lapse into when fucked - Urdu or Telugu or a mix of both (only the techies came in English). — Manil Suri