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I grew up in a physical world, and I speak English. The next generation is growing up in a digital world, and they speak social.

~Angela Ahrendts

Topics: Digital Digital World English Generation Grew Growing Growing Up Next Next Generation Physical Physical World Social Speak Up World

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I can give you the King's English and then I can take it to the street, but do both or do one and don't do one knowing only the street. That's going to hold you back because what comes out is going to impress people, and it will impress them negatively.

~Angela Bassett

Topics: Back Because Both English Give Going Hold Impress King Knowing Negatively Only Out People Street Take Them Then Will You I Can

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Homework's hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, 'Okay.' And then I sit down and they say, 'It's math.' 'No! Not math! English, history, anything!'

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Anything Down English Hard History Homework Joke Kids Math Me Okay Say Sit Tell Then They Say

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Nobody can doubt Puerto Rico, sociologically, linguistically, culturally, and historically, is a nation. We have our own rich culture, thousand years of history, unique territory, and almost everyone's first language is Spanish, not English.

~Anibal Acevedo Vila

Topics: Almost Culture Doubt English Everyone First Historically History Language Nation Nobody Our Own Puerto Puerto Rico Rich Rico Spanish Territory Thousand Thousand Years Unique Years

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In India I've been to all the award functions, but that was in Hindi; now it's in English so it's a much bigger scale.

~Anil Kapoor

Topics: Award Been Bigger English Functions Hindi India Much Now Scale

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People say that I am always serious and depressing, but it seems to me that the English are never serious - they are flippant, complacent, ineffable, but never serious, which is sometimes maddening.

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Always Am Complacent Depressing English Me Never People People Say Say Seems Serious Sometimes Which I Am

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One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked.

~Anita Diament

Topics: Bone Close Compare English Favorite How Know Like Lines Little Only Poets See Spanish Though Translator Worked Writes

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When I began my career as a flight attendant, I was a 21-year-old with a B.A. in English and stars in her eyes. I wanted to see every city in the world. I wanted to have adventures that, I hoped, would fuel a writing career some day.

~Ann Hood

Topics: Adventures Attendant Began Career City Day English Every Eyes Flight Fuel Her Hoped See Some Stars Wanted World Would Writing

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I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

~Anna Held

Topics: Am Cute English French Itches Longer Speak Tongue I Am

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In 1986, I returned to London as editor in chief of 'British Vogue.' Although I still thought of myself as totally English, to my surprise, everyone here thought I was some sort of American control freak.

~Anna Wintour

Topics: Although American British Chief Control Control Freak Editor English Everyone Freak Here London Myself Returned Some Sort Still Surprise Thought Totally Vogue

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