You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them. — Kató Lomb Copy Share Image
“It seems that after the African migration, small numbers of Homo sapiens were better adapted to manage these shifts in climate than… — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
“HOSTESS. Oh, nonsense! She speaks English perfectly. NEPOMMUCK. Too perfectly. Can you shew me any English woman who speaks English as it… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Childhood is analogous to language learning. It has a biological basis but cannot be realized unless a social environment triggers and nurtures… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
“[S]elf-assurance, motivation, and a good method play a much more important role in language learning than the vague concept of innate ability,… — Kató Lomb Copy Share Image
“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence,… — Fay Abernethy Copy Share Image
“The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot.” — Benny Lewis Copy Share Image
“My love for languages and my love for travel really go hand in hand and feed off of each other. There’s no… — Wendy Werneth Copy Share Image
“When you learn a language, you don't just learn to speak and write a new language. You also learn to be open-minded,… — Mouloud Benzadi Copy Share Image
Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation's culture as its language. — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
“Each and every tiny thing, every human, animal, bird, fish, insect, plant and stones on Earth Mother vibrate to their own individual… — Lee Standing Bear Moore Copy Share Image
“Language is the rich fabric that enshrouds all experience that is truly human. Those who are hyperpolyglots therefore adorn multiple layers of… — Usman W. Chohan Copy Share Image
As a hawk flieth not high with one wing, even so a man reacheth not to excellence with one tongue. — Roger Ascham Copy Share Image
“Learning a language and using it is a skill that we all have. It's just a part of daily life, no different… — Denis Ivanov Copy Share Image
“Individuals who speak languages other than English, who speak patois as well as standard English, find it a necessary aspect of self-affirmation… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“In classes, the more lively and uninhibited ones will “suck away the air” from those with a more passive nature, despite all… — Kató Lomb Copy Share Image
“If the goal you've set for yourself has a 100 percent chance of success, then frankly you aren't aiming high enough.” — Benny Lewis Copy Share Image
Because education is such a broad area, I chose to focus on language learning. — Luis von Ahn Copy Share Image
