#bilingual

My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#america #around #backgrounds #bilingual #come

I failed world geography, civics, Spanish and English. And when you fail Spanish and English, they do not consider you bilingual. They may call you bi-ignorant because you can't speak any language. ↗

— Tim Scott

#because #bilingual #call #civics #consider

I came here when I was almost 22. I'm perfectly bilingual, but I'm never going to sound like Sandra Bullock. ↗

— Roselyn Sanchez

#bilingual #bullock #came #going #here

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. ↗

— Gordie Howe

#athletes #bilingual #english #profanity #professional

German is my mother tongue and as such more natural to me, but I consider Czech much more affectionate, which is why your letter removes several uncertainties; I see you more clearly, the movements of your body, your hands, so quick, so resolute, it’s almost like a meeting. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#language #tongue #nature

Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms. ↗

— John Millington Synge

#bilingual #different #fair #favourite #foreign

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages. ↗

— Jon Secada

#both #community #done #grew #i

Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#bilingual #canada #country #ever #fact

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ↗

— Gordie Howe

#bilingual #english #hockey #hockey players #key players

I have 5 children of my own. They are bilingual, like most second and third generations. But they speak primarily in English and they couldn't find anything on television that represented who they are in this country. ↗

— Robert Rodriguez

#bilingual #children #country #english #find