Henry Lau Quotes

I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language.

I meet people overseas that know five languages - that the only language I'm comfortable in is English.

I think we are living in an age where we really need to have bilingual leaders so that we can communicate with our constituents.

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.

Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.

Man is multiplied by the number of languages he possesses and speaks.

Globalization has brought a proliferation of such environments, so that even monolinguals must increasingly learn to live and act multilingually.

I've always been inspired by people who can speak other languages.

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

I have a weird obsession with people who can speak multiple languages. I'd love to be able to do that.

I would like to speak 10 languages.

I like to travel, and I would love to be fluent in at least four languages.

I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.

I don't speak Filipino or Spanish, but I've sung in both.

Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.

I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.

I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier to learn new languages.

I think it's important if you're American to have a second language, and Spanish is the language to have.

I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages.

You only have to look at London, where almost half of all primary school children speak English as a second language, to see the challenges we now face as a country. This isn't fair to anyone: how can people build relationships with their neighbours if they can't even speak the same language?

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.

I just started taking Mandarin classes. I love the idea of globalization: of being able to work in different countries.

A lot of people who live in Denmark will understand Danish but not necessarily speak it.

In our generation, everybody told us that it's really important and it's nice to be able to speak a lot of languages. It's an art, too. It really impresses me, people who speak, like, seven languages. I admire them so much, so I began with English, and then Spanish and maybe Portuguese.

I speak African. I can even speak Italian.