Quotes

England has three great things

England has three great things: tea, that comes from India, and Oscar Wilde and me, who are Irishmen. George Bernard…

12 years ago

Most rigid code of immorality in the world

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. Malcolm Bradbury

12 years ago

Not to be English was for my family so terrible a handicap

Not to be English was for my family so terrible a handicap as almost to place the sufferer in the…

12 years ago

We regard Englishmen as mad Norwegians

We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners. We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians. Halvard Lange

12 years ago

Food in England more dangerous than sex

England is the only country in the world where the food is more dangerous than sex. Jackie Mason

12 years ago

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes

12 years ago

Humour is practically the only thing about which the English are utterly serious

Humour is practically the only thing about which the English are utterly serious. Malcolm Muggeridge

12 years ago

There is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman

In left-wing circles it is always always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that…

12 years ago

In England education produces no effect whatsoever

In England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to…

12 years ago

On the Continent, people have good food

On the Continent, people have good food; in England, people have good table manners. George Mikes

12 years ago