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Quotes About Multilingual

I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.
~ Gene Green
American professional athletes are bilingual — they speak English and profanity.
~ Gordie Howe, 1975
Arigatou very much" he said. They often mixed up words in different languages as a joke. Book 3, p392
~ Lee Min-jin
I've noticed you only speak ghetto half of the time. - Stephanie I'm multi-lingual, Rancher said. I followed him to the door, feeling jealous, wishing I knew a second language.
~ Janet Evanovich
It has to be said that one of the most impressive aspects of the parliament are the brilliant unsung translators, who ensure that whatever language you speak, you are understood.
~ Claire Fox
Although several actors have worked in films down South, I feel unsure of whether I will be able to emote and act as exuberantly as I do in Hindi and Bengali films.
~ Konkona Sen Sharma
I was born in Paris, and my mother was a French teacher, but then I rebelled against my upbringing and studied Spanish in school. So now I just speak bad French and bad Spanish.
~ Lydia Leonard
I keep myself updated about films in other languages.
~ Rockline Venkatesh
I used to do a lot of plays in English, Hindi, and Urdu. I wanted to be an actor since I was three and a half.
~ Ajay Mehta
My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.
~ Maajid Nawaz
I can manage in six languages - Marathi and Gujarati, in addition to Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Bangla.
~ Gulzar
I have translated Bengali poets such as Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Sunil Gangopadhyay before. These were published by Hindi and Urdu magazines. But to take on Tagore's work is no easy task.
~ Gulzar
During the making of 'Abdullah' I asked the assistant director to teach me Hindi; he taught me to read the script too. He also taught me Urdu. Now I can sign autographs in Hindi, Urdu and can write my name in Tamil.
~ Bob Christo
The only consistent hobby I've had is studying Spanish and French because of some delusion of grandeur to work around the world. I love sports but usually I'm looking for the next job.
~ William Sanderson
After acting for four years, in five languages, theatre became my stepping stone to TV and cinema.
~ Rajesh Khattar
Acting in different languages doesn't stop you from growing; on the contrary, for an artiste, it helps a lot.
~ Abhimanyu Singh
Cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti, born 1774, was called "the Devil" on many occasions. The charming Italian could speak at least 39 languages and, by some accounts, had been tested in 72. As arguably the world's most famous hyperpolyglot, he was also systematic.
~ Timothy Ferriss
If an offer comes my way, I would love to sing in every Indian language. It will be like an ode to my fans from every corner of the country.
~ Yo Yo Honey Singh
If the offers are good, I am open to do movies in any language.
~ Riya Sen
Efes Damim (No Blood), was originally published in Wilna in 1837 and included text in Hebrew, Latin, Russian, and Polish. The book was subsequently translated into German, French, and English. But on the other side of the debate, the scribblings of August Rohling, a fraudulent professor of Catholic theology who had taught in Milwaukee, Münster, and Prague, were also translated.
~ Helmut Walser Smith
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
~ Emma Bonino
After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.
~ Josh Groban
Until we got married, Radha didn't utter a word of English and now she won't speak Hindi. Her Hindi's pretty good actually - she learnt it while watching Hindi movies.
~ Rajpal Yadav
I get work because I'm primarily a novelist but I've become script doctor. I can work back and forth between French and English.
~ Norman Spinrad