Krashen Language Quotes & Sayings

The central hypothesis of the theory is that language acquisition occurs in only one way: by understanding messages. — Stephen D. Krashen

It was Christianity which first painted the devil on the worlds walls; It was Christianity which first brought sin into the world. Belief in the cure which it offered has now been shaken to it's deepest roots; but belief in the sickness which it taught and propagated continues to exists. — Friedrich Nietzsche

A penny will not buy a penny postcard or a penny whistle or a single piece of penny candy. It will not even, if you're managing the U.S. Mint, buy a penny. — P. J. O'Rourke

Older acquirers progress more quickly in early stages because they obtain more comprehensible input, while younger acquirers do better in the long run because of their lower affective filters. — Stephen D. Krashen

Those who read in a second language write and spell better in that language. — Stephen D. Krashen

Find your grit and put in the work to elevate your game. Champions train. Chumps complain. — Kwame Alexander

The job of the politician in America, whether at the local, state, or national level, should be, in good part, to help educate and explain to people what world they are living in and what they need to do if they want to thrive within it. — Thomas L. Friedman

The child's reluctance to speak for the first few months of his residence in a new country is not pathological, but normal. — Stephen D. Krashen

Certain girls deserve lots of flowers. You are one of them. — Dan Pearce

Men and women are created by God.
Men need women, women need men.
Appreciate masculine and feminine qualities. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's challenging, it's not hopeless. You have to come up with something. You have to figure out a way to help them, because people must have hope to live. — Malcolm Gladwell

Handsome boy that you are ... aren't you ... yes, you are. She smooshes his face in her hands, and I actually find myself jealous of my dog.
I'm jealous of my dog.
I really need to get laid. — Samantha Towle

I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was. — Bryan Adams

What immersion has taught us is that comprehensible subject-matter teaching is language teaching - the subject matter class is a language class if it is made comprehensible. In fact, the subject-matter class may even be better than the language class for language acquisition. — Stephen D. Krashen

Xander Harris: Hair. Red. Red is good. Fire engines are red. Porsche's are red. — Christopher Golden

Learning to read in one language helps us read a second language. — Stephen D. Krashen

Sit down, have a nice cup of coffee read a book in another language - the fountain of youth! — Stephen D. Krashen

People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading. — Stephen D. Krashen

Which would leave Mace and Agen Kolar- -both among the greatest bladesbeings the Jedi Order has ever produced — Matthew Woodring Stover

Language is best taught when it is being used to transmit messages, not when it is explicitly taught for conscious learning. — Stephen D. Krashen