No matter how eager we are to learn a language, we still need motivation to learn. That motivation however, should be maintained long enough for us to meet our language learning goals. Seeing and hearing about others who have learned a language can be inspiring. It can be life changing and could also be one of our motivations to learning.
Most of the quotes below were said by world known professionals;activists, presidents, philosophers, athlete’s and more. Understanding the words of others, especially about language learning can help us to realize that we can do it too.
“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two” -Geoffrey Williams
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget” -Alfred Mercier
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” -Nelson Mandela
“Education is the key to unlocking the world, the passport to freedom” -Oprah Winfrey
“The beautiful thing about learning is no one can take it away from you” -B.B King
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one learned in school”-Albert Einstein
Comment with what you think was meant by each quote.