Eric Ripert Quotes

I barely speak Spanish.

Now I speak English.

Since my Japanese isn't very good, I had to have an interpreter to communicate with most of the crew.

My English is very bad.

Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish, and because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself.

For me, it's a big challenge to translate everything in English.

For one thing, my English isn't fantastic, and communicating in the dressing room is not always easy.

When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.

I understand English; I read and write English perfectly, but the accent won't go away.

My English was limited to vacationing and not really engaging with Americans. I knew 'shopping' and 'eating' English - I could say 'blue sweater,' 'creme brulee,' and 'Caesar salad,' - so I came here thinking I spoke English.

Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship.

I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.

The fact of the matter is that fewer people in Tokyo are able to do business in English than in many other big Asian cities, like Shanghai, Seoul or Bangkok.

I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.

I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.

I have a handicap in that English is not my first language. So even though I'm a writer, I don't write anymore because it's just harder in English.

If a child cannot speak English the first day at school, that child is not ready to learn.

I'm terrible at languages. I'm trying to learn Spanish. I tried to learn French as a kid.

It's hard when you're not a native speaker, because everyone's laughing, and you're like, 'What was that? Can you tell me again?'

Speaking fluent English - like doing long division or successfully rewiring a 220-volt electrical outlet - is not a skill you're born with. It's something you learn, occasionally even by opening some old dictionary.

I don't speak English or French, but that doesn't mean anything.

English is not my language.

It annoys me when I phone a hotel receptionist in my own country, and they don't understand what I am saying because they don't speak English. I think that's wrong. It's nothing to do with being politically correct or incorrect; it's just not right.

My English isn't that good, maybe just 40 per cent fine by normal standards.

The fact that I didn't speak English I think was the most difficult thing for me.