England Quotes - Page 13

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.

In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the English.

The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.

If you take the money away, a lot of the footballers would still be playing football. So, the money has nothing to do with it.

It's almost like he has Dr. Who's Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)

'Keep England White' is a good slogan.

Don't call me a Postmodern!

Rosencrantz: I don't believe in it anyway. Guildenstern: What? Rosencrantz: England. Guildenstern: Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?

But the time will come when New England will be as thickly peopled as old England. Wages will be as low, and will fluctuate as much with you as with us. You will have your Manchesters and Birminghams; and, in those Manchesters and Birminghams, hundreds of thousands of artisans will assuredly be sometimes out of work. Then your institutions will be fairly brought to the test.

We [England] have become all Billy Big Time and become too big for our boots, and yet we have got nothing to shout about

Scholes was England's best football player. It was impossible to take the ball from him, and he never mishit a pass.

I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving, England is mine and it owes me a living.

He is such a great player that he has the capabilities to let no one affect his game. (on David Beckham)

Referees don't come down here with a particular flavoured shirt on.

Englishmen have a genius for looking uncomfortable. Their feelings are terribly mixed up with their personal appearance.

I am a big fan of music and clothing style of the 1960s. Whether in England or the United States, I like everything from that time.

The notion of 'history from below' hit the history profession in England very hard around the time I came to Oxford in the early 1960s.

Honest to god, I'm so happy it's frightening! I'm just so chuffed - that's all I can say. (on playing for Liverpool again)

It's great to see young players like Kieran coming out and not being intimidated by it. (on Kieran Richardson)

The distinction between indoors and outdoors, which in England is usually so marked, was temporarily suspended in a hot gauzy haze.

Boy, the things I do for England.

When England go to Turkey there could be fatalities - or even worse, injuries.

I welcome him like I welcome cold sores. He's from England, he's angry and he's got Mad Power Disease.