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Spanish Quotes

When you sing in English and Spanish, it’s two completely different forms of expression and . . . even the people who don’t speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish Picture Quote #1

I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages Picture Quote #1

Afro-Caribbean influences are in me as a creative being the same way Spanish influences were in Picasso’s work. I think the notion of labels - black dancer, black choreographer -is a ploy to divide and conquer, and to limit Picture Quote #1

Serious drama in a significant degree began at Harvard in the 1880s. In 1881, the Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions Picture Quote #1

It’s like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music Picture Quote #1

When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool Picture Quote #1

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It would be a dream to do a film with Pedro Almodovar and that whole crew of Spaniards. There’s this Argentinian actor who’s one of my favorite actors in the whole wide world. His name is Ricardo Darin, and he’s a brilliant actor. He does a lot of Argentinian films, and I know he does a lot of European films, as a Spanish actor Picture Quote #1

I’m lucky to live in New York, a city that offers so many options for lunch. I can pick up dumplings from a Midtown food truck, grab empanadas by the dozen in Spanish Harlem or get a fantastic bowl of ramen in the East Village Picture Quote #1

I would eventually leave the business in 1999 to work full-time as a writer, but during the previous decade, I would advise French businessmen on how to succeed in Germany; tell Americans what to do in Eastern Europe; show the Spanish how to become more like the Americans. I spent one particularly haunting year advising bankers in Mexico Picture Quote #1

It is much more easy for a Spanish person to love themselves than a Canadian person Picture Quote #1

I spoke English at school and Spanish at home, and I’m always eating Dominican food, listening to Dominican music Picture Quote #1

Early economic theory was rooted in the Italian, French, and Spanish traditions, which were subjectivist oriented. Then it shifted onto the terrible path by Smith and Ricardo and the British classical tradition, which is ‘objectivist’ - values are in inherent in production Picture Quote #1

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Nobody had books at home. My dad was a very educated person, so he would have books at home. All Spanish books. That helped. Most of my homies had no books at home Picture Quote #1

I’ve done quite a few adverts. I’ve also done some presenting and acting work in Spain. I did a lot of Spanish education videos for people wanting to learn English Picture Quote #1

The Spanish PM rang me to say: ‘I have the support of only 4 per cent of the people.’ I said, ‘Crikey, that’s even less than think Elvis Presley is still alive.’ Picture Quote #1

My mother passed away when I was 14, so there were certain things I missed in terms of upbringing. Maybe my mother would have said, ‘You have to get a real job.’ I don’t know because I didn’t have that experience. My fortes in school were Spanish, sports, reading and theater. That’s what they encouraged Picture Quote #1

The first time I saw America was from my perch on the mast of a Spanish naval ship, where I could spot the Statue of Liberty reaching proudly into the open, endless American sky Picture Quote #1

First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the time I hit third grade, I was learning, of course, much, much more English Picture Quote #1

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I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn’t English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like Rizal, or even German or Japanese Picture Quote #1

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in three months Picture Quote #1

I studied in American school, so yes, I grew up speaking English and Spanish. Obviously, Spanish is my first language Picture Quote #1

The literature of the Spanish Civil War is also important to me. Above all George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia as well as the writing of John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway. They worked on a film together in Spain during that war, which ended their friendship Picture Quote #1

The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest Picture Quote #1

I spent ten years in London; I trained there. But because I started in English, it kind of feels the most natural to me, to act in English, which is a strange thing. My language is Spanish; I grew up in Argentina. I speak to my family in Spanish, but if you were to ask me what language I connect with, it’d be English in some weird way Picture Quote #1

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I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been cooking Spanish food in Washington, D.C Picture Quote #1

When we were 15, my girlfriend Ruth Kaplan and I applied to the Universidad Ibero-Americana in Mexico City. We were accepted into a program that placed us with a lovely Mexican family. We lived with them for six weeks while studying Spanish poetry and Mexican anthropology Picture Quote #1

We are a very typical Spanish family - a bullfighter, an actress, a flamenco dancer and singer! Picture Quote #1

I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish Picture Quote #1

I’m part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother’s side it’s more mixture, with a Filipino mother and a father who was Scotch Irish-French; you know, white American hybrid. And I also have on my father’s side a great-great-grandmother who was Chinese. So, I’m a hybrid Picture Quote #1

From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish Picture Quote #1

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When you sing in English and Spanish, it’s two completely different forms of expression and . . . even the people who don’t speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish. (Spanish Quotes) I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages. (Spanish Quotes) Afro-Caribbean influences are in me as a creative being the same way Spanish influences were in Picasso’s work. I think the notion of labels - black dancer, black choreographer -is a ploy to divide and conquer, and to limit. (Spanish Quotes) Serious drama in a significant degree began at Harvard in the 1880s. In 1881, the Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions. (Spanish Quotes) It’s like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music. (Spanish Quotes) When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool. (Spanish Quotes) It would be a dream to do a film with Pedro Almodovar and that whole crew of Spaniards. There’s this Argentinian actor who’s one of my favorite actors in the whole wide world. His name is Ricardo Darin, and he’s a brilliant actor. He does a lot of Argentinian films, and I know he does a lot of European films, as a Spanish actor. (Spanish Quotes) I’m lucky to live in New York, a city that offers so many options for lunch. I can pick up dumplings from a Midtown food truck, grab empanadas by the dozen in Spanish Harlem or get a fantastic bowl of ramen in the East Village. (Spanish Quotes) I would eventually leave the business in 1999 to work full-time as a writer, but during the previous decade, I would advise French businessmen on how to succeed in Germany; tell Americans what to do in Eastern Europe; show the Spanish how to become more like the Americans. I spent one particularly haunting year advising bankers in Mexico. (Spanish Quotes) It is much more easy for a Spanish person to love themselves than a Canadian person (Spanish Quotes) I spoke English at school and Spanish at home, and I’m always eating Dominican food, listening to Dominican music. (Spanish Quotes) Early economic theory was rooted in the Italian, French, and Spanish traditions, which were subjectivist oriented. Then it shifted onto the terrible path by Smith and Ricardo and the British classical tradition, which is ‘objectivist’ - values are in inherent in production. (Spanish Quotes) Nobody had books at home. My dad was a very educated person, so he would have books at home. All Spanish books. That helped. Most of my homies had no books at home. (Spanish Quotes) I’ve done quite a few adverts. I’ve also done some presenting and acting work in Spain. I did a lot of Spanish education videos for people wanting to learn English. (Spanish Quotes) The Spanish PM rang me to say: ‘I have the support of only 4 per cent of the people.’ I said, ‘Crikey, that’s even less than think Elvis Presley is still alive.’ (Spanish Quotes) My mother passed away when I was 14, so there were certain things I missed in terms of upbringing. Maybe my mother would have said, ‘You have to get a real job.’ I don’t know because I didn’t have that experience. My fortes in school were Spanish, sports, reading and theater. That’s what they encouraged. (Spanish Quotes) The first time I saw America was from my perch on the mast of a Spanish naval ship, where I could spot the Statue of Liberty reaching proudly into the open, endless American sky. (Spanish Quotes) First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the time I hit third grade, I was learning, of course, much, much more English. (Spanish Quotes) I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn’t English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like Rizal, or even German or Japanese. (Spanish Quotes) Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in three months. (Spanish Quotes) I studied in American school, so yes, I grew up speaking English and Spanish. Obviously, Spanish is my first language. (Spanish Quotes) The literature of the Spanish Civil War is also important to me. Above all George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia as well as the writing of John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway. They worked on a film together in Spain during that war, which ended their friendship. (Spanish Quotes) The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest (Spanish Quotes) I spent ten years in London; I trained there. But because I started in English, it kind of feels the most natural to me, to act in English, which is a strange thing. My language is Spanish; I grew up in Argentina. I speak to my family in Spanish, but if you were to ask me what language I connect with, it’d be English in some weird way. (Spanish Quotes) I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been cooking Spanish food in Washington, D.C. (Spanish Quotes) When we were 15, my girlfriend Ruth Kaplan and I applied to the Universidad Ibero-Americana in Mexico City. We were accepted into a program that placed us with a lovely Mexican family. We lived with them for six weeks while studying Spanish poetry and Mexican anthropology. (Spanish Quotes) We are a very typical Spanish family - a bullfighter, an actress, a flamenco dancer and singer! (Spanish Quotes) I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish. (Spanish Quotes) I’m part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother’s side it’s more mixture, with a Filipino mother and a father who was Scotch Irish-French; you know, white American hybrid. And I also have on my father’s side a great-great-grandmother who was Chinese. So, I’m a hybrid. (Spanish Quotes) From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish (Spanish Quotes)

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