Asset Quote by Smriti Irani

If we were multilingual, imagine how much you would learn about your own culture, about the sensibilities of what's important in your own culture.

— Sandra Cisneros

“I myself am a supporter of multilingualism, but multilingualism without a true understanding of universal language will only make us blind and ultimately ineffectual…

— Minae Mizumura

Language and culture cannot be separated. Language is vital to understanding our unique cultural perspectives. Language is a tool that is used to explore…

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

That's why it's important to be multilingual, because it teaches you so much about your own language.

— Sandra Cisneros

I consider myself blessed that I am multi-lingual and now-a-days we all speak at least two-three languages.

— Konkona Sen Sharma

“The richness of every European language is a richness in ability to describe its own culture, represent its own world. When it ventures to…

— KAPUSCINSKI RYSZARD

The United States is enriched by many cultures, and united by a single common language.

— S. I. Hayakawa

Bilingualism is a great asset for any individual, but it has perilous consequences for a nation.

— Tom Tancredo

If educators were really understanding of that, they'd say, "You know what? Forget about bilingual, we're going to do multilingual education." So children are…

— Sandra Cisneros

History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a…

— Richard Lamm

Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st century!

— Greg Roberts

“I think flexibility, humility, and multilingualism should take the place of sticklerism, arrogance, and nationalism when we think about language. I”

— Robert Lane Greene