#fluent

But I think theatre in a repressive society is an immensely exciting event and theatre in a luxurious old, affluent old society like ours is an entertaining event. ↗

— Janet Suzman

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The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home. ↗

— William Temple

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Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation. ↗

— Paul Theroux

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I speak French fluently, so that really helped. ↗

— Noah Hathaway

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We need a president who's fluent in at least one language. ↗

— Buck Henry

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It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential. ↗

— Frances Wright

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Ray Bradbury is, for many reasons, the most influential writer in my life. Throughout our long friendship, Ray supplied not only his terrific stories but a grand model of what a writer could be, should be, and yet rarely is: brilliant and charming and accessible, willing to tolerate and to teach, happy to inspire but also to be inspired. ↗

— Greg Bear

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I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me. ↗

— Sean Connery

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The American people are extraordinarily comfortable, affluent, and secure. It's easy for us to make the argument that God's purpose is being fulfilled through history and through the rise of American power. And to some degree, it probably is. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

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Would you rather be affluent, or influential? I’d rather be fluent in the language of love. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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