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“I lived in England for a long time, and even the English didn't think me as one of theirs. In America I'm not really accepted. In New Zealand now, I don't think they even think of me as a New Zealander.”

Thinking Long America Long Time England Accepted Think Of Me New Zealand

Author:Andrew Niccol

“It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the duke of Tintagil.”

Long Book War Kings Long Time England Dukes Cornwall Pendragon

Book:Morte D'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table

Source: Morte D'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table

“There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. Everybody now-a-days is a father, there is father Mussolini and father Hitler and father Roosevelt and father Stalin and father Trotsky and father Blum and father Franco is just commencing now and there are ever so many more ready to be one. Fathers are depressing. England is the only country now that has not got one and so they are more cheerful there than anywhere. It is a long time now that they have not had any fathering and so their cheerfulness is increasing.”

Long Country Father Doubt Too Much Ready Long Time England No Doubt Depressing Cheerful Cheerfulness Franco Fathering Trotsky

Author:Gertrude Stein

“Ladies have come up with all these expressions to reassure men. "Oh, honey, it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean." That may be true, but it takes a long time to get to England in a rowboat.”

Men May Long Humor Funny Expression Ocean Long Time England Size Come Up Ships Being True Honey

Author:Jeff Foxworthy

“The difference between America and England is that the English think 100 miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time. The difference between an autobiography and an unauthorized biography is like the difference between an account of your life written by your mother and one written by your mother-in-law.”

Thinking Years Long America Law Mother Differences Written Long Time Accounts England Distance Miles Autobiography Biographies In-laws Long Distance Mother In Law

Author:Marilyn vos Savant

“In football two days is a long time and a week is a very long time.”

Long Two Week Football Long Time England Two Days

Author:Steve McClaren

“A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.”

People Needs Long Country Play Form Lost Interest Watches Havens Football Long Time England International Motivated

Author:Michael Owen

“[Nature said] The sea shall disjoin the people [of England] from others, and knit them to a fierce nationality. It shall give them markets on every side. Long time I will keep them on their feet, by poverty, border-wars . . . seafaring . . .”

People Giving Long Said War Sides Nature Poverty Sea Feet Long Time England Borders Fierce Nationality

Author:Marsilio Ficino

“A ready means of being cherished by the English is to adopt the simple expedient of living a long time. I have little doubt that if, say, Oscar Wilde had lived into his nineties, instead of dying in his forties, he would have been considered a benign, distinguished figure suitable to preside at a school prize-giving or to instruct and exhort scout masters at their jamborees. He might even have been knighted.”

Source: The Very Best of Malcolm Muggeridge