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I used to have nightmares about the civil war when I got to England at ages 14 to 15. It took me some years to get over that.

~Alek Wek

Topics: About Ages Civil Civil War England Get Got Me Nightmares Over Some Took Used War Years

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In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

~Alex Ferguson

Topics: Alcohol Becomes Body England English English Football Football Harmful Injury More Much Player Prefer Problem Rare Real Real Problem Relationship See Short Short Term Smoking Sportsman Susceptible Term Thing Weakens Which

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In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.

~Alex Kingston

Topics: Always Been Children Considered Doctor Doctor Who England Least Show Who

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In England, there just isn't that fascism of beauty and physicality or whatever. You don't have to look like a gym bunny, all buffed up and a size two. You're not judged the way you are in the States.

~Alex Kingston

Topics: Beauty Bunny England Fascism Gym Judged Just Like Look Physicality Size States Two Up Way Whatever You

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I played a very complex, multidimensional character - Piglet in 'Winnie-the-Pooh' - at age 7 in England.

~Alex Sharp

Topics: Age Character Complex England Played Very

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No one says the word 'quirky' much in England. I guess because people are more naturally eccentric.

~Alexa Chung

Topics: Because Eccentric England Guess More Much Naturally People Quirky Says Word

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I grew up in a miniature village in the middle of the countryside in England, quite secluded from the outside world. I was always enamored by the fashion industry.

~Alexa Chung

Topics: Always Countryside Enamored England Fashion Fashion Industry Grew Industry Middle Miniature Outside Outside World Quite Up Village World

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I did TV for a bit, and somewhere along the line, I started writing a column for 'The Independent' newspaper in England, and now I write features for 'British Vogue.'

~Alexa Chung

Topics: Along Bit British Column Did England Features Independent Line Newspaper Now Somewhere Started Tv Vogue Write Writing I Write

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England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke, from the grit stirred up every day by the jackhammers still clearing out rubble from the Blitz.

~Alexander Cockburn

Topics: Back Blitz Clearing Coal Day Dirty Dust England Every Every Day Grim Grit Late London Out Place Remember Smoke Still Stirred Then Up Very I Remember 1940S

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I grew up in southern Africa but was born in England, so my family was afflicted with the stiff upper lip of the British. When coupled with the violence we saw as children, that can be a fatal combination. Fortunately, I have an outlet for trauma in my writing.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Afflicted Africa Born British Children Combination Coupled England Family Fatal Fortunately Grew Lip Outlet Saw Southern Stiff Trauma Up Upper Violence Writing

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