“In England the practice of "virtual" representation provided reasonably well for the actual representation of the major interests of the society, and it raised no widespread objection.” WellsInterestPracticeMajorsEnglandRaisedRepresentationObjections Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
“In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you. In Hollywood the weatherman gets a shooting schedule from all the major studios and then figures out where he can fit in a little rain without upsetting Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer too much.” LittlesFunnyToo MuchFiguresFitMajorsRainHollywoodEnglandStudiosWeatherShootingCaliforniaUpsetSchedulesMetroWeathermenMayer Author:Bob Hope
“I was doing a play in New York, which we had done in New Haven, Connecticut. It was an American premiere of a play called The Changing Room written by a wonderful man named David Story. It was about a rugby team in the North of England. It got just screaming rave reviews. At that time, virtually every major critic went up to the Long Wharf Theater to see a new play like that.” MenLongDonePlayStoriesRoomsWonderfulWrittenTeamHavensNew YorkMajorsEnglandTheaterCriticsReviewsRugbyPremieresRaveConnecticutWonderful Man Author:Richard Masur
“The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened and that was a big factor, but the domestic contribution was basically guerrilla warfare.” WorldWarBigsRevolutionMajorsEnglandFactorsFranceWar Of The WorldsContributionWarfareAmerican RevolutionSmall PartsGuerrillasGuerrilla WarfareFrance And England Author:Noam Chomsky
“We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.” FeelsHas BeensForceChurchComfortableMajorsEnglandBritainHostChurch Of England Author:Jonathan Sacks
“We love and lose in China, we weep on England's moors, and laugh and moan in Guinea, and thrive on Spanish shores. We seek success in Finland, are born and die in Maine. In minor ways we differ, in major we're the same.” WayDiesBornLosesLaughingMajorsEnglandChinaThriveShoreMinorsMaineGuineaFinlandMoors Book:The Complete Poetry Source: The Complete Poetry
“You can use the Internet to find out, from anywhere on the planet: exactly how much coffee is in a certain coffee machine at Cambridge University in England; exactly how many sodas are available in certain vending machines at certain major universities; and much, much more.” UseCertainPlanetsInternetMajorsMachinesEnglandUniversityAvailableCoffeeSodaCambridgeVending MachinesCambridge University Author:Dave Barry