--- title: "6 Learn Russian Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 6 Learn Russian quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Learn Russian sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/till-lindemann-23416_east-germany_you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-g_226277.jpg" --- > [You know, I grew up in the East part of Germany so we never had English in school, we had to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/till-lindemann/you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-germany-so-we-never-had/) [Till Lindemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/till-lindemann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/till-lindemann-23416_east-germany_you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-g_226277.jpg) > [So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-leto/so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was-one-of-those-probably-way-too/) [Jared Leto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-leto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/jared-leto-2280_actors_so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was_1304497.jpg) > [I grew up in East Germany, so we had to learn Russian in school... everybody hated it. I never thought it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-wlaschiha/i-grew-up-in-east-germany-so-we-had-to-learn-russian-in-school/) [Tom Wlaschiha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-wlaschiha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/tom-wlaschiha-46777_able_i-grew-up-in-east-germany-so-we-had-to-l_1608635.jpg) > [After the turmoil of the Second World War, my family ended up in Russian-occupied East Germany. When I attended fourth grade, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/after-the-turmoil-of-the-second-world-war-my-family-ended-up-in/) [Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/dieter-f-uchtdorf-762_family_after-the-turmoil-of-the-second-world-wa_1780852.jpg) > [I grew up bilingual, I grew up speaking Chinese in the home, Mandarin Chinese with my parents, and I learned English because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-grew-up-bilingual-i-grew-up-speaking-chinese-in-the-home-mandarin/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/leroy-chiao-7059_accepting_i-grew-up-bilingual-i-grew-up-speaking-c_2207452.png) > [The Russians right now require a customer coming in and spending about six months or so in Russia and they have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-russians-right-now-require-a-customer-coming-in-and-spending/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/leroy-chiao-7059_communication_the-russians-right-now-require-a-custome_3121793.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-russian/#itemlist", "name": "Learn Russian Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know, I grew up in the East part of Germany so we never had English in school, we had to learn Russian.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Till Lindemann" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/till-lindemann/you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-germany-so-we-never-had/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/till-lindemann-23416_east-germany_you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-g_226277.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/till-lindemann-23416_east-germany_you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-g_226277.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/till-lindemann-23416_east-germany_you-know-i-grew-up-in-the-east-part-of-g_226277.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You know, I grew up in the East part of Germany so we never had English in school, we had to learn Russian.” — Till Lindemann", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jared Leto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-leto/so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was-one-of-those-probably-way-too/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/jared-leto-2280_actors_so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was_1304497.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/jared-leto-2280_actors_so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was_1304497.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/jared-leto-2280_actors_so-i-started-to-learn-russian-and-i-was_1304497.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who…” — Jared Leto", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in East Germany, so we had to learn Russian in school... everybody hated it. 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