“The portuguese never put anything behind them except a chair to eat lunch.” — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
“Spanish—how shall I say this?—is like Portuguese spoken with a speech impediment.” — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
The Portuguese and Galician term 'saudade' suggests a profoundly bittersweet nostalgia. — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
The research carried out in the area of language technology is of utmost importance for the consolidation of Portuguese as a language… — Pedro Passos Coelho Copy Share Image
Hispanics speak Spanish or Portuguese, which are languages we Americans are familiar with, so it doesn't seem to pose the same types… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
We have always felt the support of the Portuguese people. We are a small country, but with many qualities. — Pepe Copy Share Image
“Dorme, dorme, meu menino Dorme no Mar dos Sargaços Que mais vale o mar a pino Que as serpentes nos meus braços.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's part of my DNA as a Portuguese. Like many of my ancestors, there's that need to discover the world - exploration… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
I'm in awe of people who speak other languages not just fluently but near-native. I speak French, Spanish and Portuguese and I'm… — Vick Hope Copy Share Image
I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town. — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
The security and happiness of all minority groups in South Africa depend on the Afrikaner. Whether they are English- or German- or… — P. W. Botha Copy Share Image
Portugal was born in the shadow of the Catholic Church and religion, from the beginning it was the formative element of the… — Antonio de Oliveira Salazar Copy Share Image
When you hear Portuguese, if you're listening fleetingly, it's as if you're hearing Russian, which never happens with Spanish. Because the Portuguese… — Gregory Rabassa Copy Share Image
My Cape women are generally true to type - big hearted, motherly women who love the sea. My other characters, with the… — Joseph C. Lincoln Copy Share Image
When I was young, living in Belgium, my parents spoke Portuguese, we have the Brazilian passion at home, I played with PSV… — Andreas Pereira Copy Share Image
When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Pedro Teixeira, the great Portuguese merchant-adventurer, wrote a beautiful description of a coffeehouse with windows overlooking the Tigris and the ruins of… — Annia Ciezadlo Copy Share Image
I was very conscious of race as I was writing. I was lucky to have spent real time in Portuguese Africa, but… — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
I hate Christmas. Everything is designed for families, romance, warmth, emotion and presents, and if you have no boyfriend, no money, your… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“A long time ago I lived in Lisbon,' she said, in softly slurred Portuguese that made the name of the city Leesh-boa.… — Henry Kuttner Copy Share Image
Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don't.… — Jean Ferris Copy Share Image
I have a few minor rules for myself but I break them all the time. For example, when translating from Romance languages… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
The main reason I decided to study Latin American literature was because I'd gotten somewhat bored by the American fiction I was… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
The Arabs understandably did everything they could to protect their monopoly. Coffee beans were treated before being shipped to ensure they were… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
It's fun when the writers start writing jokes to you, but also it's fun when the writers will come to you and… — David Alan Basche Copy Share Image
Dominicus Corea had a posthumous son, Lewis Corea who became the Dissawe of Uva. Sir Paul Peiris wrote that 'With the disappearance… — Dominicus Corea Copy Share Image
I am fluent in Spanish and I understand French, Italian and Portuguese. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
Who is not patriotic can not be considered Portuguese. — Antonio de Oliveira Salazar Copy Share Image
I speak English, Portuguese, and French. One day I'd love to learn Italian. — Izabel Goulart Copy Share Image
I've recorded in Portuguese, too. I didn't set out to just sing ballads or romantic songs. — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I'm English. I've never said the opposite. I'm 100 per cent English. In Portugal it happens that a lot of Brazilians play… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
