I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not… — Tahar Ben Jelloun Copy Share Image
Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
I wish that I spoke more languages because I think each language is a window completely. — El Anatsui Copy Share Image
“A mí todo aquello me era insoportable, pues no estoy hecho de la madera de los que aguantan a los tontos con… — T. Lobsang Rampa Copy Share Image
My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible. — Moby Copy Share Image
I learned Portuguese, English and Spanish. It was great for me. My family always forced me to speak in every language. — Vicente Luque Copy Share Image
Be careful. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the worst Spanish student in the history of the language.” I laughed. “No… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
I grew up in Spanish Town, it was my whole little world. Culturally, everything I know came from there - school, church,… — Koffee Copy Share Image
The Spanish press started calling me El Nino' when I was very small. Now, I have grown a little. The problem is,… — Sergio Garcia Copy Share Image
I was German-speaking, and I arrived 10 years old to Croatia, and really wasn't speaking a lot at home with my parents… — Dejan Lovren Copy Share Image
I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
There are a lot more teams in the Spanish league, and the biggest transformation came in the English women's league when the… — Toni Duggan Copy Share Image
When we were 15, my girlfriend Ruth Kaplan and I applied to the Universidad Ibero-Americana in Mexico City. We were accepted into… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
The language is the hardest thing. My technical Russian is much better than my conversational Russian, and it has to be good… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I spoke Spanish on the street and was told to go back from where I came from, even though I was born… — Rachel Zegler Copy Share Image
“He has ' le coeur comme un artichaud '. Eddy fumbled for her high school French. 'A heart like an artichoke?' '… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
Some of my earliest political feelings were based on the anti-Japanese bubblegum cards I got. There were also Spanish Civil War bubblegum… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I can speak French, understand Gaelic and know my history. That's the training music has given me. — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
I speak Farsi, German, Dari, and I understand Turkish, but I haven't used it since 1985, so I'm a bit rusty. — Navid Negahban Copy Share Image
A taste for the best reading is not cultivated in Spanish girls, even where the treasures of that great Castilian literature are… — Katharine Lee Bates Copy Share Image
The scary thing is I took 12 years of French, and I can barely say, 'My name is... ' And that's not… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
I think my English is pretty good, but speaking without thinking about what you are saying, you know, it's just different. — Evan Fournier Copy Share Image
“Urgh, her,' Suki groaned. "Yeah, she's still with us. And she's still a pain in the culo. I'm learning Spanish,' she said… — Sarah Alderson Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, I started learning English as my second foreign language, but my level of English at that… — Petr Cech Copy Share Image
In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the… — Diego Costa Copy Share Image
“Spanish—how shall I say this?—is like Portuguese spoken with a speech impediment.” — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
I'm learning English at the moment. I can say 'Big Ben', 'Hello Rodney', 'Tower Bridge' and 'Loo'. — Cher Copy Share Image
Speak in French when you can’t think of the English for a thing-- turn your toes out when you walk--- And remember… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
As a singer, it's basic to preserve what I like to do, which is music, and also to remember my cradlesongs in… — Thalia Copy Share Image
If I'm going to meditate, there is a little church up in Montecito, California. It's an old Spanish mission, actually. I find… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
I didn't have Marathi as a language in school. My second language was French. — Mahesh Manjrekar Copy Share Image
In Spanish, we have a saying: 'The woman and the frying pan belong in the kitchen.' Ohhhh, I hate it! — Charo Copy Share Image
I don't speak a word of French but often think that what should be a handicap is actually a godsend. — Sean Connery Copy Share Image
I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
if you'd teach me to swear in russian, i might have a new appreciation for it — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I have two Portuguese league titles behind me, and although the Spanish league is different I am going to do my best. — Pepe Copy Share Image
I think it's important if you're American to have a second language, and Spanish is the language to have. — Thalia Copy Share Image
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now that I'm older, I appreciate my culture and I appreciate Spanish. I feel bad I didn't pick up on it earlier. — Taboo Copy Share Image
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was pronouncing it 'Cal-LEE-fornia,' he was right - he just didn't realize he was accidentally speaking Spanish. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
