Speaking Spanish Quotes

• Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.

  Tim Ward

  Buddhist, Silence, Sage

  Tim Ward (2013). “What the Buddha Never Taught: A 'Behind the Robes" Account of Life in a Thai Forest Monastery”, p.73, Changemakers Books

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• Do not speak unless you can improve the silence.

  Edmund Muskie

  Communication, Silence, Ever After

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• I have voices in my head, but they're all speaking Spanish, and I have NO idea what they're saying.

  Daniel Tosh

  Funny, Ideas, Voice

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• I didn't grow up speaking Spanish, and the interesting thing was, we would watch these novelas and you didn't have to speak Spanish to understand what was going on.

  Eva Longoria

  Growing Up, Interesting, Watches

  "Eva Longoria 'encouraged' by progress in TV's diversity". Interview with Patrick Ryan, www.usatoday.com. December 5, 2015.

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• I grew up speaking Spanish and English. My mother can speak Spanish, English, French and Italian, and she's pretty good at faking Portuguese. I wish that I spoke more languages than I do.

  Sebastian Arcelus

  Mother, Italian, Wish

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• No one gives Cameron Diaz a hard time for not speaking Spanish.

  Jessica Alba

  Hard Times, Giving, Cameron

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• I felt completely at home in Mexico - speaking Spanish to my cousins, running around Acapulco and stuffing my face with mole and homemade tortillas. Mexico opened my heart.

  Aimee Garcia

  Running, Cousin, Home

  "What does it mean to you to be Latino in America?" by Aimee Garcia, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 18, 2011.

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• Kerry was here in Los Angeles. He was courting the Spanish vote by speaking Spanish. And he showed people he could be boring in two languages.

  Jay Leno

  Two, People, Vote

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• Speaking Spanish and Japanese has opened doors in my career and helped me bridge cultural differences, both in my personal and business life. During my football career I realised quickly what difference language skills can make

  Gary Lineker

  Football, Doors, Bridges

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