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- 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
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.
- Nov 07, 2020
I want to see Christian fiction speak to the hard and real issues that tear people's lives apart.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent.
- Moving
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do not meet or overtake a patient who is moving about in order to speak to him or to give him any message or letter. You might just as well give him a box on the ear. I have seen a patient fall flat on the ground who was standing when his nurse came into the room.
- Prison
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lived in Holland for one year when I was younger and, although they speak Dutch there, I learned a little bit of English while I was there, but really I learned from movies and TV series like '24' and 'Prison Break.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
The gifts given to us by God must not be relinquished to those who speak ill of them and who are moved by envy or ignorance.
- Greatness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't speak of anything but greatness for Roman Reigns. He's one of the all-time greats.
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
With regards to the paint, I'm normally quite introverted and shy. I keep myself to myself, and I find that when I hide behind the paint, so to speak, I'm able to let myself go more and move more freely than I can without it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn't speak English, so I couldn't understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said.
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I see something that's wrong, I just speak and act first and I'll take the consequences later.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020