Born Quote by Jim Rogers

Somehow you get past languages. I don't speak Mandarin. I don't speak fluent Italian. I don't speak German. But it's amazing how when you…

— B. J. Armstrong

When I was at Yale, I was one of the students chosen to go to China. I lived there for 1-1/2 years and I…

— Kevin Olusola

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

— Anonymous

Mandarin is gonna be the language in 15 to 20 years.

— Stephon Marbury

I am taking Chinese lessons and I practice speaking Mandarin almost every day.

— Choi Si-won

I majored in Chinese Studies. I'm probably the only director of chicken Indian zombie movies who can speak pretty good Mandarin.

— Lloyd Kaufman

So Mandarin, I picked it up, I spent a year in Beijing studying but then when you don't use it, languages, you just kinda…

— Eric Nam

I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and…

— Jeremy Lin

I wanted to do something far from my intellectual and physical home, so I went to live in Beijing for eight months and took…

— Mira Sorvino

Teach your children or your grandchildren Chinese. It is going to be the most important language of their lifetimes.

— Jim Rogers

I find when you talk with the Chinese on most subjects, they are very practical.

— Dennis C. Blair

I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.

— Vera Wang