Quotes on Bilingualism

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Bilingualism lets you have your cake and eat it. The new language opens the doors to the best jobs in society; the old language allows you to keep your sense of 'who you are.' It preserves your identity. With two languages, you have the best of both worlds.

Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics.

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question....Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.

Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.