Speaking English Quotes
17 Speaking English quotes by 15 unique authors
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Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.'…
— Jackie Chan
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I didn't know anything about fashion. I couldn't believe it when I got here. I don't know how I'm sitting here right now speaking English.
— Adriana Lima
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I am a Mexican that has been lucky enough to travel the world, speaking English, but with a heart that speaks a universal language.
— Cesar Millan
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It was probably very difficult to go from Chinese and then suddenly go to kindergarten and start speaking English; it's very hard to transition back…
— Lucy Liu
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You know, I was a kid who had difficulty speaking English when I first immigrated. But in my head, when I read a book, I…
— Junot Diaz
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I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York…
— Salma Hayek
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English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.
— Ernest Istook
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Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that…
— Ernest Istook
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish…
— Viggo Mortensen
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My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
— Aubrey Plaza
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Whenever I saw her, I felt like I had been living in another country, doing moderately well in another language, and then she showed up…
— Ann Patchett
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Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while Grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'I read…
— Peter James
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We've been speaking English as a second language so long that we've forgotten it as our first.
— Chuck Palahniuk
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I studied in American school, so yes, I grew up speaking English and Spanish. Obviously, Spanish is my first language.
— Unknown Author
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My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which…
— Ted Cruz
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The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire…
— John Rocker
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I wish I was fluent. My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for…
— Aubrey Plaza
Who Wrote These Speaking English Quotes
15 authors contributed a total of 17 Speaking English Quotes as follows: