"We breathe in our first language, and swim in our second."

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Source : Adam Gopnik (2000). “Paris to the Moon”, Random House Incorporated

Adam Gopnik

#Swim Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Language Quotes

“If a person lacks self- acceptance, he can't live with himself; if he lacks self-criticism, others can't live with him.”

Source : "Beyond anxiety: the Christian answer to fear, frustration, guilt, indecision, inhibition, loneliness, despair".
“Honestly, I grew up with Disney.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm so tired of hearing casting directors ask if I have a sore throat. The people who have told me that my voice is distinctive, it's unusual...those people have always been close to my heart.”
“When you write a play, you make a set of assumptions -- that you have something to say, that you know how to say it, that its worth saying, and that maybe someone will come along for the ride.”
“I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.”
“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.”
“Think positive, and don't listen to anyone telling you 'you can't.' You can. Trust me.”
“His voice was handsome and broken, like a cobblestone street.”

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