“ The joy of knowing a foreign language is inexpressible. I find it really difficult to express such joy in my mother tongue. Munia Khan
“ Facing a language you don't know is like returning to your infancy when your mother tongue used to be a foreign language to you Munia Khan
“ Individuals who speak languages other than English, who speak patois as well as standard English, find it a necessary aspect of self-affirmation not to feel compelled to chose one voice over another,… Bell Hooks
“ I was pretty good at picking up new languages when I was little, but it's not like I had superpowers or anything.Kids just have an easier time with words. Brian K. Vaughan
“ My only comfort was the knowledge that I was not alone. Huddled in the hallways and making the most of our pathetic French, my fellow students and I engaged in the sort of conversation commonly overhe… David Sedaris
“ HOSTESS. Oh, nonsense! She speaks English perfectly.NEPOMMUCK. Too perfectly. Can you shew me any English woman who speaks English as it should be spoken? Only foreigners who have been taught to speak… George Bernard Shaw
“ Oh child, your language is so utterly simple and limited that it has the affect of extreme complication.-Aunt Beast Madeleine L'Engle
“ Une langue étrangère, c'est comme un muscle frêle, délicat. Si l'on ne s'en sert pas, il s'affaiblit. Jhumpa Lahiri
“ Sanskrit is a beautiful contextual language. It is called “Dev Bhasha” the language of the soul. Here, meanings of the words must come from the heart, from direct experience – dictionary meanings or s… Amit Ray
“ Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy. Pearl Zhu
“ The geniuses of all ages and of all lands speak different languages but the same flame burns in them all. Oh, if you only knew what unearthly happiness my soul feels now from being able to understand… Anton Chekhov
“ With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere. Edmund de Waal
“ The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot. Benny Lewis
“ Some studies of successful language learners have suggested that they're more "open to new experiences" than the rest of us. Temptingly, psychologist Alexander Guiora proposed that we have a self that… Michael Erard
“ If the goal you've set for yourself has a 100 percent chance of success, then frankly you aren't aiming high enough. Benny Lewis
“ If you want big improvements, she said, chew gum. Gum? Sure enough, chewing gum has been shown to improve a person's immediate recall of learned words by some 24 percent. Long-term recall improves by… Michael Erard
