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latin america united-states
The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century. Carlos Fuentes
latin america independence
Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.
latin greek vacuums
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background. David Crystal
latin europe knowing
Actually, there are people from all ove - not just Latin America, certainly not just Cuba, but all over Europe, all over the United States. I like that. I like knowing a lot of different types of people. And I can afford to live in a relatively safe part of Miami. Dave Barry
latin mean science
Demon mean knowledge in Greek, especially about the material world. Science means knowledge in Latin. A jurisdictional dispute is exposed, even if we look no further Carl Sagan
latin men lovers
We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men. Cesar Romero
latin valentine believe
If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no.
latin hate men
If you teach the Negro that he has accomplished as much good as any other race he will aspire to equality and justice without regard to race. Such an effort would upset the program of the oppressor in Africa and America. Play up before the Negro, then, his crimes and shortcomings. Let him learn to admire the Hebrew, the Greek, the Latin and the Teuton. Lead the Negro to detest the man of African blood--to hate himself. Carter G. Woodson
latin opportunity america
I am convinced that all this poverty in Mexico and in Latin America, like it's happening in China is the opportunity to grow. It's an opportunity for investment; it's an economic activity and to take out poverty is the best investment any person or a person can do in any place. Carlos Slim
greek democracy acropolis
The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day. David Sedaris
greek-poet undergo
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal. Menander
greek
For my part, it was Greek to me. William Shakespeare
greek way asking
Do you have any Greek in you? That was just a tactful way of asking if you're pregnant. If you're not, then let's break up. Demetri Martin
greek musical tragedy
I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy. Billy Joel
greek yeah questioning
So then there was the Greek, Socrates, he was great... He invented questioning. Before Socrates, no questioning. Everyone sort of went, ''Yeah, I suppose so. Eddie Izzard
greek possibility impossibility
A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. Aristotle
greek means poet
Poet in Greek means maker. It's the idea of making something that has never been made before. Amanda Cunningham
greek littles chickens
I always tried to learn Greek, but all I got out of it was, "poulaki mou." ["My little chicken."] Augusten Burroughs
different persons
I cannot say something different to one person and then another. Agnes Varda
different invisible
When you're invisible, no one can see that you're different. Charles de Lint
different
I look pretty different. Luckily for me, I don't get harassed or anything like that. Brady Corbet
different literature defining
American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos. Diane Wakoski
different actors want
One casting director told me, 'You're the next Leonardo DiCaprio,' and when I heard that, I said, 'Let's talk about how I don't want anything to do with being like Leo.' He's an amazing actor, but the films we're pushing to do are different. I'm going my own way--in a big way. Devon Sawa
different television lines
I was delighted to have lines when they came - learning lines for film isn't a problem, but television is a little different, because we shot those shows the whole way through. David Selby
different idlers
An idler and a sluggard are as different as a gourmand and a glutton. David Mitchell
different language spread
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.
different jazz kind
Jazz music by its very nature is just a conglomerate of a lot of different kinds of music. David Sanborn