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Personality, in any social context, is largely a function of communication skills. Knowledge, wit, humor, eloquence, and style are all for naught until a learner can activate them in the target language.
this is extremely important. I have noticed that when switching languages my personality changes because if I feel that I am not able to express what I feel I then feel repressed and frustrated, which then influences and changes my mood.
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
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“So many books, so little time.”
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“Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience, and it doesn’t preclude the necessity to train and develop people so that their competency can rise to the level of that trust.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“The quote above about patience is NOT MERYL STREEP's-- this quote is actually from the pen of Portuguese self-help author/life coach José Micard Teixeira. PLEASE REMOVE IT!!!!!”
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