Quotes to inspire you in your English learning

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Read these wise words to give your English learning a boost!

Learning English can be a long journey, so here are some inspirational quotes to help you along the way.

The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself.
Sandra Cisneros, writer

Every word is a bird we teach to sing.
Daniel Tammet, writer

If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
Yao Ming, basketball player

Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things but learning another way to think about things.
Flora Lewis, journalist

There are so many things that motivate me to continue learning. One is my own desire to learn new things and really expand my horizon and my knowledge and information about the world.
Malala Yousafzai, activist

There is no such thing as an ugly accent, like there's no such thing as an ugly flower.
David Crystal, linguist

I am more confident with my English now … I had to do a short interview with, I think, Reuters from France. I was so nervous. I practised memorising three sentences for two hours. But, I think that these kinds of interviews make me develop a lot and that helps me. I like learning.
RM, leader of BTS

English is the most spoken language in the world and it just gives you a chance to communicate with so many people from other cultures, and I'm not speaking just about the English but worldwide.
Vincent Kompany, football player and manager

You are as many people as the languages you speak.
Hungarian proverb

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Submitted by TeresitaBelkis on Thu, 12/06/2025 - 02:47

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I agree with this statement because I consider that language competence and fluency is attainable only by practicing the new language. In spite that we could make mistakes, we will improve and correct them through interaction with other people that makes better performance.

Submitted by Caesaria Khaid… on Fri, 23/05/2025 - 07:15

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"If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go."

 

this quote teach me about it's oke to doing mistakes, because previous i always frustated if do mistakes, and now i realize we can't be a perfect people, every peple have made mistakes include me

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Submitted by Sam.ar on Tue, 15/04/2025 - 12:22

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If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
Yao Ming, basketball player

this quote inspire me. it describe me accurately. I am trying to learn English & speak it fluently, but I always try to be perfect & that makes me feeling shamed from my accent so I stop talking.

This quote motivate me to learn again & not trying to be perfect to continue.

Thanks. 

Submitted by keila.itiel on Sat, 29/03/2025 - 19:36

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"You are as many people as the languages you speak.

Hungarian proverb"

I don't know why but I've always thought that when u speak more than one language u kinda have different personalities for each one of them, and that phrase reminds me of that

Submitted by eaikoesan on Wed, 12/03/2025 - 17:51

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Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things but learning another way to think about things.
Flora Lewis, journalist

I am more confident with my English now … I had to do a short interview with, I think, Reuters from France. I was so nervous. I practiced memorizing three sentences for two hours. But, I think that these kinds of interviews make me develop a lot and that helps me. I like learning.
RM, leader of BTS

I like these two phrase because one is about the phrase that motivate me and the one is spoken by my idol. Behalf of RM, I can improve my english more and more because I could have chance to connect with the famous foreign people and always practicing the sentences for the interview. They shouldn't have to forget these sentences because these are important speech to speak in the public and in the interview due to being their career. As a ordinary person, I cannot get the chance like him because I am not the celebrity and I cannot be like him anymore. I chose this phrase because he is my idol and due to his speech I can get the motivation anyway.

 

The phrase from Floral Lewis is the word the motivates me actually. In his speech, learning language is not the way to learn different words, it's also another way to explore new things and think about in another way. Because I am actually thoughtful one. Therefore, I chose this phrase absolutely.

There is no such thing as an ugly accent, like there's no such thing as an ugly flower.
David Crystal, linguist

This quote inspires me to learn new languages and practices speaking as much as I can.

it takes away the shame.

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Submitted by iraydaoviedo on Sun, 09/03/2025 - 02:17

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There is no such thing as an ugly accent, like there's no such thing as an ugly flower.
David Crystal, linguist

I loved this phrase because it inspires  me to not feel shame about my accent.

Submitted by NickCivas on Fri, 31/01/2025 - 07:49

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If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
Yao Ming, basketball player

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Submitted by Daritperez on Thu, 30/01/2025 - 04:21

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If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
Yao Ming, basketball player

Submitted by Mariia13 on Thu, 16/01/2025 - 16:04

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Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things but learning another way to think about things.

As for me, this quote describes learning languages best of all. It's not about learning new words. You really start seeing the world with the native's eyes.