England Quotes - Page 27

The thing that impressed everyone when he same on the scene as a 17 year old was he already spoke like a man. (on Michael Owen)

The FA Cup is still domestically the best cup in the world.

The England manager job is not for me - I'm very happy wih what I'm doing in French football for now.

What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840? But then, what have you in common with the child of five whose photograph your mother keeps on the mantelpiece? Nothing, except that you happen to be the same person.

On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally worshipped as in ancient Egypt.

All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

We must get back to a very strong Christianity... Christianity shaped America and England, and we need to get back to those moral foundations that made us great.

This souls'prison we call England.

Whenever an obviously well founded statement is made in England by a person specially well acquainted with the facts, that unlucky person is instantly and frantically contradicted by all the people who obviously know nothing about it.

If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called Damn It.

I say to you Baptists, "Go on being good Baptists, thinking that you are more right than anybody else." Unless you think it, I have no use for you at all. The Church of England does precisely the same itself.

And I know what confidence medals can bring.

We need to become more ruthless and critical in front of goal.

I love England. I don't really like places when they're too hot. It's my Celtic blood.

My ancestors were Puritans from England. They arrived here in 1648 in the hope of finding greater restrictions than were permissible under English law at that time.

The English are a nation of consummate cant.

The English are the people of consummate cant.

There'll be spring every year without you. England still will be here without you.

England's always expecting. No wonder they call her the Mother Country

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.

That's the statement of the culture of England and Britain that someone would try to con a personal statement out of you to then be broadcast everywhere for everyone to debate.

They're a very offensive team and even without Thierry Henry they can still do damage to you all over the pitch. (on Arsenal)

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?