--- title: "1 Learn English Quotes By Anchee Min" description: "1 Learn English quotes by Anchee Min. Plus more from Anchee Min and more Learn English sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png" --- > [I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I started to learn English from watching 'Sesame Street.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/i-understood-that-without-english-i-would-never-get-far-so-my-dream/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png) ## More by Anchee Min > [Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little life, and somehow managed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/do-you-know-who-karl-marx-is-he-is-this-strange-little-man-long-dead/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/no-matter-how-american-i-become-i-m-considered-part-of-the-chinese/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [“Zabranjeni grad je pjesma u svojem najčistijem obliku. On je moj duhovni vrt gdje mogu leći među cvijeće i otpočinuti.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/zabranjeni-grad-je-pjesma-u-svojem-naj-istijem-obliku-on-je-moj/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/if-you-can-t-go-back-to-your-mother-s-womb-you-d-better-learn-to-be-a/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/my-mind-swirled-with-memories-of-the-life-i-had-led-the-constant/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [“Vjetar pokazuje svoje tijelo kroz drhtavo lišće.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/vjetar-pokazuje-svoje-tijelo-kroz-drhtavo-li-e/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [“Imi spuse ca era adevarat ca nici una dintre operele exemplare nu vorbea despre dragoste. I-am spus: Eu nu cred ca eroii nu au…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/imi-spuse-ca-era-adevarat-ca-nici-una-dintre-operele-exemplare-nu/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [If one wants to get a boat ride, one must be near the river.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/if-one-wants-to-get-a-boat-ride-one-must-be-near-the-river/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [I think about giving up. I almost do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/i-think-about-giving-up-i-almost-do/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [The sun doesn't just hang on one family's tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/the-sun-doesn-t-just-hang-on-one-family-s-tree/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [My goal was to do anything that would lead to a job. I know that writing would not lead to a job. It's too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/my-goal-was-to-do-anything-that-would-lead-to-a-job-i-know-that/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/when-chinese-get-together-what-s-buried-stays-buried-we-don-t-even/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [“I led my schoolmates in collecting pennies. We wanted to donate the pennies to the starving children in America.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/i-led-my-schoolmates-in-collecting-pennies-we-wanted-to-donate-the/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I started to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/i-understood-that-without-english-i-would-never-get-far-so-my-dream/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) > [lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/lack-of-will-power-leads-to-more-failure-than-lack-of-intelligence-or/) [Anchee Min](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchee-min/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-english/anchee-min/#itemlist", "name": "1 Learn English Quotes By Anchee Min", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I started to learn English from watching 'Sesame Street.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anchee Min" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchee-min/i-understood-that-without-english-i-would-never-get-far-so-my-dream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I…” — Anchee Min", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-english/anchee-min/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-english/anchee-min/", "name": "Learn English Quotes by Anchee Min", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-english/anchee-min/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/anchee-min-22256_become_i-understood-that-without-english-i-woul_2036604.png" }, "description": "1 Learn English quotes by Anchee Min. 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