Famous Quotes & Sayings

Daniel Bruhl

My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

Daniel Bruhl

Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

Raul Ramirez

Within the agency, I've always been treated fairly, ... I stood out because I was the only bilingual Hispanic, I believe, for about the first 13 years in the sheriff's office in my career. I ended up getting all the high-profile felony cases -- homicides, shootings, robberies -- involving Spanish-speaking individuals. So it accelerated my training, but it put a heavy workload on me.

Alfredo Alonso

I like to come up with new formats that are tailor-made for each market. In Houston, we saw there was an opportunity to go after Latinos that were bilingual regardless of generation.

Len Scholl

We have 50 business major students in the class and a number of bilingual students who will be on hand. Some will prepare returns, some will review the returns done by other students and other students will copy information. Some students also will be involved in the electronic filing.

Nik Nanos

I don't think it is a surprise in Canada's only officially bilingual province that it is a great training ground for future prime ministers.

Michelle Wang

Because foreign children who came here as teenagers have already established a firm grounding in their mother tongues, they are likely to become bilingual speakers--human resources who will become more valuable for Japanese society. If the education system would only be a little more flexible, they would not have to go through the kind of hardships they now face.

Steve Byrne

One out of four students that we have in the county schools speak another first language. It's helpful to have bilingual teachers to be able to communicate with parents. In some cases, the students may speak English but the parents may or may not speak English. And it's critical to communicate with the parents.

Robert Mahon

It does impact all the way around. We're entitled to some help, given the growth of the Hispanic and bilingual population.

Ken Ham

Most students are presented only with the evolutionary belief system in their schools, and they are censored from hearing challenges to it. Let our young people understand science correctly and hear both sides of the origins issue and then evaluate them.

Katherine Paterson

Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it to see where it will take me whatever the setting.

Michaela Dorfmeister

I was like a horse in a box before the race. Now I go home from these Olympics with two medals, and they are both gold.

Jon Heacock

I was just as surprised as everyone. You're disappointed. It hurts and bothers you. Our football family is like any family.

Matt Carle

I was joking with Chris and Brian up there, how all three of us were just glad this thing was coming to an end after all the hype in the last three months. Now they're both competing for a national championship tomorrow (today).

John Paxson

Kirk is a very big piece of this team's foundation. He is a great leader for our team both on and off the floor and I am very excited to watch him develop.

Julie Martin

Kingma is just a phenomenal player, both offensively and defensively. She really got into Dunbar in the second half and was a great leader for them.

Don Williams

Kim woke up to hearing some people screaming. We smelled some smoke and we both walked out on the balcony and saw these embers flying by.

Bernie Bickerstaff

Kevin is a big guard who can defend both positions on the perimeter, ... We liked the effort he put forth during summer league play and wanted to take a second look at him.

Dax Maier

I was just a little scared because, one, what if I miss it; two, what if I slip, I might fall into the river. And so I just kept on looking up and got directions, and then next thing you know I was on the gondola and they brought us down.

Chadd Moore

James brought him to me. I saw he wasn't paying no attention, so I just took a chance and stole the ball.

Kathleen Blanco

Katrina and Rita brought our people and our economy to its knees.

Jane Meyer

Just say we brought more of a pink flavor to the visitor's locker rooms.

Stephen Nichols

Joseph got so close, and it was a great match and pretty even. He brought it home and wrestled smart.

Keith Johnson

John brought it out front and I crashed the net. I was yelling for the puck and he got it over to me.

E. Hicks

John has brought a new level of professionalism to the Texas Rangers over the last four years. During his tenure the organization has improved on the field at the major league level while enhancing the minor league system.

Matt Williams

John has been brought in to learn about international preparation and at this stage it is just part of his development. But we would be looking for him to be knocking on the door of international selection in the near future.

Troy Glaus

J.P. has brought in pitchers and hitters to help out and that's just what we're going to try and do. We're going to try to put this team back to the level it's been before and the level it deserves to be.

Daniel Bruhl

We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars, and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest.

Jacques Rogge

It is something that we all wish for; to see a joint Korean team participating at the Games, like the situation we had with the united German team several years ago.

Jason McCartney

I was watching John, I thought he was the strongest. The Gerolsteiner rider... I think he was playing! I just raced with him in Germany where he had the King of the Mountains for a day or two. I know it was touch-and-go and I know his teammate was working hard. We had been out there a long time.

Gerhard Schroeder

I want to win a confirmation of my (financial) reform policies that can lead Germany to new strength.

Bela Anda

I will name no country, but Germany is ready to move on the budget.

E. B. White

He was so funny. He was our unofficial tour guide. I was surprised how much he knew (about Germany and France).

Matthew Stewart

I don't have an M.B.A. I have a doctoral degree in philosophy - nineteenth-century German philosophy, to be precise.

Teresa Calcutta

I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.

Robert Ley

Germany has been born anew.

Chris DiMarco

I would take 10-under and go home and see how it does.

Jim Delany

I would stay home and spend that money on your programs,

Julie Buchanan

Kathy told me she honestly thought they'd be home in three days, so they didn't pack a lot.

Maurice Freeman

Just with our schedule being as tough as it's going to be, we're trying to find someone that will come play us at home for two years.

Renee Luker

I take naps on my lunch hour if I need to in someone's office or at least rest. I have to go home after work and get as much rest as I can.

Adam Braidwood

I take a lot of responsibility for it. I'm going to go home and look in the mirror. I don't think, my last two games, I've played up to my potential.

S. Walker

I actually had to do my homework to pass the time. It was horrible.

Katie Carroll

I also hope that those with Jill have come to know her - that they recognize what a wonderful person she is and realize that they can show the world that they are merciful to an innocent woman by returning her safely home to us.

Vicki Bosley

He was a hometown hero, and Lorraine made sure everyone knew it.

Pankaj Mishra

Happily, financial capitalism and free trade have not done away with national languages and literatures, as Marx rather too blithely hoped.

Elif Safak

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

Chris Faidley

I know how to say 'faster' and 'defend' in Bosnian, Spanish and Creole.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Sometimes you can do things with Spanish - like verbs and genders - easier than you can in English.

Dan Wakefield

I've always written about social concerns. My first book was about Spanish Harlem.

Baltasar Gracian

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Rick Riordan

You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like... like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.

Jeff Gundy

I just spoke to him about him as a player,

Dick Jauron

I haven't even thought about it, and we haven't spoken about it.

Charley Casserly

I haven't spoken with him yet, but I will.

Johnny Weir

I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.

Emily Dickinson

My best Acquaintances are those With Whom I spoke no Word

Alain Wertheimer

I spoke to the 'Wine Spectator' because that's PR; that's how you sell wine.

Mike Vogel

They're very quiet. You can tell that there's something that they're about to do. They have the track walks before the race. They go and do their thing, and not a word is spoken between any of them. They're just staring at the track.

Arne Glimcher

Elvis Presley's music never meant anything to me. Mambo was the music I loved - it spoke to me.

Babette March

I came to New York with $500 and I had to live on that, but thankfully I was taken up by photographers quickly.

Trish Stratus

And I'm so thankful that I've been allowed to show another side of Trish.

William Shenstone

Thanks, oftenest obtrusive.

William Bennett

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Robert South

The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses, but proclaims, his debts.

Saint Basil

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship.

Saint Basil

He who plants kindness gathers love.

Wilkie Collins

I am (thank God) constitutionally superior to reason.

Rebecca Miller

I'm thankful that everyone got out safely. You always wonder how it's going to be if it ever happens.