- Nov 07, 2020
Speak Quotes
The languages, and limits, people speak within.
A couple of these speak quotes are about language and identity specifically, children translating for family members, and a cultural background where the expected native language was never actually spoken at home. The Language collection covers this in more depth.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Did
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up within Italian-American neighborhoods, everybody was coming into the house all the time, kids running around, that sort of stuff, so when I finally got into my own area, so to speak, to make films, I still carried on.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.
- Rest
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our leaders increasingly see fit to lecture the ethnic minorities on the need to integrate, including of course the need to speak English. What about the need, though, for Britain to integrate with the rest of the world?
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to actors, actually; some of the best directors don't.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
- Longer
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
As members of society, we should always be pushing our girls to strive to be the best and to speak up and out about issues we see.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.
- Nov 07, 2020
I really want to do the Olympics. Obviously, I can't let things out of the bag, so to speak.
- Diversity
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- Nov 07, 2020