Quotes about latin
latin mess status
Status quo, you know, that is Latin for ''the mess we're in.'' Ronald Reagan
latin places strong yale year
Places like Yale have hosted it in the past, and this year we were able to do so because of our strong development in Latin American Studies.
latino
went back to our old culture, the Latino culture. Dolores Huerta
latin thinking america
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America. Bianca Jagger
latin government america
Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
latin drinking ignorance
The subject matter covered in Carmina stays pretty basic: love, lust, the pleasures of drinking and the heightened moods evoked by springtime. These primitive and persistently relevant themes are nicely camouflaged by the Latin and old German texts, so the listener can actually feign ignorance while listening to virtually X-rated lyrics. (Veni Veni Venias! Come, come come now!)The music itself toggles between huge forces and a single voice, juxtaposing majesty and intimacy with ease... Carl Orff
latin
Science is only a Latin word for knowledge Carl Sagan
latin simple english-grammar
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin, a language with which it has precious little in common. Bill Bryson
latin overlooked somewhere
I would say that the U.S. has overlooked Latin America. Their priorities have always been somewhere else. And that is a problem and that is a mistake. Sebastian Pinera
latin inspiration different
Furthermore, the Latin American nuclear-weapon free zone which is now nearing completion has become in several respects an example which, notwithstanding the different characteristics of each region, is rich in inspiration.
latin matter way
I am not in any way opposed to medieval studies (or for that matter Latin). Charles Clarke
latin ambition ego
To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera tenor, and the physical stamina of a cow pony. Billie Burke
latin able use
Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin. Charles Spurgeon
latin pie may
I'm what is known as perimenopausal. "Peri", some of you may know, is a Latin prefix meaning 'SHUT YOUR FLIPPIN' PIE HOLE'. Celia Rivenbark
latin issues use
The term power comes from the Latin posse- to do, to be able, to change, to influence or effect. To have power is to possess the capacity to control or direct change. All forms of leadership must make use of power. The central issue of power in leadership is not Will it be used? But rather Will it be used wisely and well? Al Gini
latin men america
Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them. Dionne Warwick
latin america movement
I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America. Ahmed Ben Bella
latin italian animal
But still, I’d be darned if I was going to be one of those Americans who stomp around Italy barking commands in ever-louder English. I was going to be one of those Americans who traversed Italy with my forehead knit in concentration, divining wordsw from their Latin roots and answering by wedging French cognates into Italian pronunciations spliced onto a standard Spanish verb conjugation. Barbara Kingsolver
latin done well-done
Only that which is well done is quickly done. Augustus
latin haste
Make haste cautiously.
latin hands stage
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
latin farewell alive
Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
latin government desire
May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and stable basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the architect of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die, that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand deep and secure.
latin cautious commanders
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
latin rome cities
I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
latin years america
The human murder by poverty in Latin America is secret: every year, without making a sound, three Hiroshima bombs explode over communities that have become accustomed to suffering with clenched teeth. Eduardo Galeano
latin known
We Latins are known for jabbering on.
latin ignorance america
I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S.
latin years america
Latin America is part of the world which was for many years condemned to the system of power where intimidation had more strength than the vote.
latin past land
I'm a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia.
latin heart records
Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart
latin hate rhythm
If there's anything I hate, it's the vibraphone. And the cha-cha-cha. And Latin rhythms generally. Edward Abbey
latin government america
Nearly all of Latin America, from Chile to Mexico, is one long rack of torture. Financed, equipped, and refined by the U.S. government.