Louise Erdrich Quotes

In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.

My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life.

I've never been in any country for more than four years, and I'm learning different languages all the time. It gives you a different attitude.

'Marielena' was a wonderful experience that so many people still remember today. It challenged me to practice my Spanish. Having been born and raised in Miami, English was very much my dominant language!

It was important to me to become day-to-day fluent and functional in another language, and about 10 years ago, I went to Rome for the first time and felt an instant gut connection and wanted to get to know the city.

When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.

I taught myself English. My English teacher was the sitcom 'Friends.' Back in the days when I was, like, 15, 14, it was like a syndrome for Korean parents to make their kids watch 'Friends.' I thought I was a victim at that time, but now I'm the lucky one.

As a child, it was really hard because I'd be thrown into a new school and have to make new friends, or I'd sit in class for months without speaking the language, but as I got older, I welcomed the possibility of discovering new cultures and languages.

I tried to learn the languages - Italian, Spanish, and German - not to successfully. Working on a European set isn't a hell of a lot different from working on an American set.

I want to learn how to speak Italian. For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find more beautiful than roses :)

I studied French forever, and when do I ever speak French? I clearly should have studied Spanish. I wish I had stuck with music, because that would still be great. I really wish I had learned to surf earlier in my life.

I wanted a new experience, to learn another language. I wanted to be different. I wanted people to realise I'm taking my coaching career very seriously. I wanted to create my own pathway.

I've studied Spanish, but I need to improve. I'll probably improve when I work in the country one day. For most people, when they travel to a country, their language becomes better.

I'd love to master another language properly.

I think we should get more behind te reo. Being able to see a friend and have a conversation, it would be great if we could get to that stage.

I am mastering my Hindi.

When I go to different countries, I want to know how to at least say hello and thank you. Language is a great hobby.

As I grew, I began learning and speaking a word or two in Bengali and that increased my friends circle.

I don't speak any other languages, which I'm kind of ashamed about, actually.

I might move to Finland, at least for a while, to learn the language a bit better, 'cause you don't learn any language better than in the country itself.

If something interesting comes up, I would love to do something in Bangla in future, especially since I can speak Bangali fluently.

I learned English, French, Italian.

It's always lovely to know new languages.

Because education is such a broad area, I chose to focus on language learning.

A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is also ignorant of his own language.