Latin Quotes · Page 23

I'm too young to have kids, but I really want to be a mom. I don't know if it's a Latin thing,…

— Alice Braga

“Rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illa Fortuna." ["Generally common sense is rare in that (higher) rank."]”

— Juvenal

The U.S. should not continue to ignore Latin America. Our nation shares regional and cultural ties with these neighboring countries.

— Mercedes Schlapp

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of

— Ednita Nazario

There is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?

— Fidel Castro

“Es cor meum,' he murmured, his eyes dancing over my face. Though I'd never heard the phrase, I responded: 'Ut tu meus.'…

— T.J. Klune

I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we…

— John Leguizamo

I went to Paris when I was 17 and would sit in a cafe called Les Deux Magots, in the Latin Quarter.…

— Anna Karina

So many people, my friends and family, were all saying, "You're so funny. Why don't you become a comedian or an actor?"…

— John Leguizamo

Our ministry also supports orphanages in the U.S. and overseas, thousands of poor children in Latin America, drug centers for addicted men,…

— David Wilkerson

When Seoul hosted the Games in 1988, it became a symbol of the Asian Tigers' ascent onto the world stage. In 1992,…

— Eduardo Paes

I want all Hispanics in the Republican Party, in the Democratic Party, whether Latin Americans, Central Americans, Cubans, Mexicans, I want us…

— Bill Richardson

I'm a whole lot more than just Spanish or Irish or whatever, but definitely, it's given me help. It's given me a…

— Eddie Alvarez

One that actually relates to all Latin American literature: that is, not every author is interested in being a representative of his…

— Adam Morris

Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or…

— Henry Louis Gates

We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on…

— Mel Martinez

I want to bring Americans into some experiences they ordinarily would not consider. Experiences in Latin America, people in Latin America, I…

— Hector Tobar

It was from America that the plain ideas that men ought to mind their business, and that the nation is responsible to…

— Lord Acton

The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its…

— Eduardo Galeano

If you teach the Negro that he has accomplished as much good as any other race he will aspire to equality and…

— Anonymous

Don't Latin Americans have the right to ask why their elected governments are being opposed and coup leaders supported?.. Poverty and hardship…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

If it is an element of liberation for Latin America, I believe that it should have demonstrated that. Until now, I have…

— Che Guevara

With what moral authority can they speak of human rights - the rulers of a nation in which the millionaire and beggar…

— Fidel Castro

“As Brother Francis readily admitted, his mastery of pre-Deluge English was far from masterful yet. The way nouns could sometimes modify other…

— Walter M. Miller Jr

People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my…

— Horace

We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.

— Shakira

There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.

— Michel de Montaigne

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

— Bianca Jagger

I'm a traditionalist. I'm a Latin mass Catholic, and I hold to traditional views of responsibility.

— Pat Buchanan

I'm Latin, and my family is originally from Italy, so we're a loud group. There's always a lot of food, a lot…

— Isabeli Fontana

The people of the United States will do anything for Latin America, except read about it.

— Anonymous

"Writing" is the Latin of our times. The modern language of the people is video and sound.

— Lawrence Lessig

Latin food suffers like Chinese. You can do marginal Chinese and be successful. You can do crappy Mexican and be packed.

— Aaron Sanchez

There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too.

— Benicio Del Toro

As Latinas, we tend to be overly partial considering stereotypes. I'm interested in being naughty and edgy.

— Judy Reyes

Sydney: I like Latin. It's fun. Eddie: I can't believe you think we're the strange ones.

— Richelle Mead

Bad writers are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones.

— George Orwell

My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, 'That's what I am'

— Oscar de la Renta

“Saepa stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturas. (Turn the stylus [to erase] often if you would write something worthy of…

— Horace

People think of black English as ungrammatical, but it bears the same relationship to standard English as contemporary Hebrew does to ancient…

— Anonymous