“It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingTryingAmericaSongAsksSoundEnglandAccents Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson
“Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too. Now go ahead and ask me if I'm still Polish. You people keep asking me this question. You want Polish artists to make it in the world, but when they do, you accuse them of treason.” PeopleIfsWorldWantStillsArtistAsksDirectorsHollywoodEnglandAskingAsk MeGermanyPolishTreasonHitchcock Author:Roman Polanski
“I met PJ Harvey when I was in England, and the first thing I want to do when I meet a songwriter I admire is to ask them how do they receive songs.” WantFirstsSongAsksMetsEnglandAdmireSongwritersHarveyPjsPj Harvey Author:Valerie June
“I went to England to tell jokes, and I wanted to tell my Smokey the Bear joke, but I had to ask the English people if they knew who Smokey the Bear is. But they don't. In England, Smokey the Bear is not the forest-fire-prevention representative. They have Smackie the Frog. It's a lot like a bear, but it's a frog. And that's a better system, I think we should adopt it. Because bears can be mean, but frogs are always cool. Never has there been a frog hopping toward me and I thought, "Man, I better play dead!"” PeopleIfsThinkingMenShouldMeanPlayHumorWantedFunnyAsksFireBearsJokesEnglandForestsRepresentativesFrogsPreventionHoppingForest Fires Author:Mitch Hedberg
“China is exciting because it is an extremely curious and interested market. What more can a designer ask for? The client here is bold and willing to try new things, which a country with a long fashion history wouldn't dare. France or England is weighed down by all these rules, elaborate etiquette, do's and don'ts. Things here move incredibly quickly.” TryingLongCountryMovingAsksFashionWillingExcitingEnglandDareChinaCuriousFranceDesignerNew ThingsClientsEtiquetteWilling To Try Author:Michael Kors
“So then because some towns in England are not represented, America is to have no representative at all. They are our children; but when children ask for bread we are not to give a stone.” GivingChildrenGovernmentAmericaAsksStonesEnglandTownsOur ChildrenBreadRepresentatives Author:John Bright
“If you ask people in England where does Tom Wright sit on the theological spectrum, they say, "Well he's an evangelical of course," as though, come on, get used to it.” PeopleIfsWellsDoeUsedCoursesAsksEnglandTomsSpectrumTheologicalEvangelical Author:N. T. Wright
“Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.” IfsThinkingYearsHas BeensMightAsksLeftUnitedRaceTeamEnglandClubsTitlesLeagueMight Have BeenManchesterBest TeamManchester UnitedPremier League Author:Jose Mourinho
“You should always give 100%. If you do that then no-one can ask any more of you. Someone once said to me when I was a kid: 'If you're asked to do ten sprints, by all means do 11 but never do nine because you're only cheating yourself'.” IfsGivingShouldMeanSaidKidsAsksTenEnglandNineCheatingSprintCheating Yourself Author:Alan Shearer
“When you go to that other country you realize that in France and in England, you don't ask somebody what they do for a living when you meet someone. A lot of the obvious things, the shortcuts we take in America - in America you can talk about money all you want. You can ask how much they make, rent they pay, how much their house costs and how much their car costs, and they'll feel comfortable telling you. But it's scandalous to ask anyone in England or France a question like that.” WantFeelsCountryAmericaAsksHouseRealizingPayCarCostComfortableEnglandObviousFranceOther CountriesShortcutsScandalousObvious Things Author:David Sedaris
“To go back to a moment of Western civilization remote enough in time so that we should be able to look at it dispassionately, ask what happened during World War I. What was the typical behavior of respected intellectuals in Germany, England, the United States? What happened to those who publicly questioned the nobility of the war effort, on both sides? I do not think the answers are untypical.” ThinkingWorldShouldLooksWarStatesEnoughMomentsAbleAsksSidesAnswersUnitedEffortUnited StatesHappenedCivilizationBehaviorEnglandWesternWar Of The WorldsGermanyWorld War ITypicalBoth SidesNobilityWestern Civilization Author:Noam Chomsky
“In searching for further training we turned to England and Bernard Leach. We thought since we had responded to his book so strongly that this would be the sort of training that we would like to have. We saved money, during the summer went to Europe, and the first stop was to go to England, visit the Leach Pottery and ask Leach if he would take us on as apprentices.” IfsFirstsBookWould BeAsksSummerTrainingEuropeEnglandSavedApprenticePottery Author:Warren MacKenzie
“After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England.” TwoBigsAsksParentMomDadBattleSixEnglandDiedCourtLawyerGrandparentSadieMom DiedSpatulas Book:The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid Source: The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid
“Cover your glass in France or Germany --even worse, in England - and in the voice of someone who has personally affronted, your host will ask why you're not drinking. 'Oh, I just don't feel like it this morning.' 'Why not?' 'I guess I'm not in the mood?' 'Well, this'll put you in the mood. Here. Drink up.' 'No, really, I'm OK.' 'Just taste it.' 'Actually, I'm sort of...well, I sort of have a problem with it.' 'Then how about half a glass?” FeelsWellsProblemAsksVoiceHalfMorningDrinkTasteEnglandDrinkingGlassesMoodFranceGermanyWhy NotHost Author:David Sedaris
“...it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.” WantAsksKingsPaperEnglandWhat You WantGrammarExamination Book:Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition) Source: Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)
“When I was 15, I left school to start a magazine, and it became a success because I wouldn't take no for an answer. I remember banging on James Baldwin's door to ask for an interview when he came to England. Then I got Jean-Paul Sartre's home phone number and asked him to contribute. If I'd been 30, he might have said no, but I was a 15-year-old with passion and he was charmed. Making money was always just a side product of having a good time and creating things nobody'd seen before.” IfsYearsSaidHomeMightSchoolRememberSuccessPassionAsksLeftSidesAnswersNumbersDoorsProductsCreatingEnglandPhonesMagazinesMaking MoneyInterviewsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeBangingCharmedPhone NumbersCreating ThingsPaul Sartre Author:Richard Branson
“About one thing the Englishman has a particularly strict code. If a bird says Cluk bik bik bik bik and caw you may kill it, eat it or ask Fortnums to pickle it in Napoleon brandy with wild strawberries. If it says tweet it is a dear and precious friend and you'd better lay off it if you want to remain a member of Boodles.” IfsWantMayAsksOne ThingMembersBirdEnglandLaysDearCodeStrictEnglishmenInsultingTweetStrawberriesPicklesBrandyPrecious FriendsWild Strawberries Author:Clement Freud