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I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

Claire Forlani

British actress

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

Peter Shilton

My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education.

John Knowles

American novelist (1926-2001)

I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn’t. I found a little independent and we’ve got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold.

Alison Moyet

British singer

I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but I never dreamt it would be as great as it has been.

Edwin Starr

American singer and songwriter

It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.

Charles Babbage

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871)

Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.

Franz Beckenbauer

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.

Douglas Bader

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.

William Blackstone

English jurist, judge and Tory politician (1723-1780)

My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average.

Patrick J. Kennedy

American politician, Rhode Island

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