Ben Rome was a perfectionist. He checked every letter that went out to make sure the English was correct. – A. James Clark
Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward. – Al-Waleed bin Talal
Many of the books I read, I had to read them in French, English, or Italian, because they hadn’t been translated into Spanish. – Antonio Munoz Molina
Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much. – Glen Duncan
I’m very aware when I’m speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is. – Martin Cruz Smith
It would be just as pointless to oppose the international use of English today as it would have been to oppose the worldwide use of French in the 18th century. – Maurice Allais
In the beginning of college I wanted to be an English major, but then I became interested in international relations. – Nick McDonell
My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. – Edward Gibbon
I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate. – Mathias Rust
I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language. – Daniel Alarcon
It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand. – Fredrik Bajer
