In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of… — Margarita Engle Copy Share Image
“Postwar El Salvador, which another Salvadoran has described as a “casi nación” (an almost nation) sometimes seems like a small geographic space… — Erik Ching Copy Share Image
I have this complex that if I walk into a place wearing a colorful shirt someone will stop me and say, 'I'm… — Oscar de la Renta Copy Share Image
Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age,… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
Mass ought to be in Latin, unless you could do it in Greek or Chinese. In fact, any abracadabra that no bloody… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
“Catholici sunt fideles unius veri Dei sectatores. Non habemus locum in mundo superborum peccatorum. In exilium acti, in oratione miraculi expectantes, cito… — Robert Chad Canter Copy Share Image
At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
How will the Tower of Babel be undone? How will we understand each other in Heaven? Will we all speak English or… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
Nothing exceptional [would happen to the world under a Hillary Clinton's presidency] - things would stay the same: sponsorship of "Color" or… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
We need to understand that we need to get the work-life balance better for both men and women - by men taking… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
'Everything beautiful occurs when the body / is suspended,' Helena Mesa quotes a performance artist who hangs his own pierced body in… — Mark Doty Copy Share Image
It's all a play. Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen, there are hundreds of thousands of dead, and the curtain comes down, and that's… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Business often does a good job supporting communities: the arts, universities, and scientific enterprises... But that philosophy has rarely reached poor countries.… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
When it comes to the common rights and needs of men and women, there is no clash of civilizations. The requirements of… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The school even had a Latin motto: Pergo et Perago, which sounded like the story of two Italian cannibals but which actually… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
The word "religion" beautifully defines itself, of course. It translates "to bind" from the Latin--"re" means back and "ligare" means to tie… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
I love how New York is so multicultural. I wish I was ethnic, I'm nothing. Because if you're Hispanic and you get… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
The fascists in most Latin American countries tell the people that the reason their wages will not buy as much in the… — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
Slice Mango - something that, you know, is a phenomenal drink, but mango is not a flavour that is easily liked by… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is my great good luck the words I use are English words, which means I live in a very old nation… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
When I say Afro-American aesthetic, I'm not just talking about the United States, I'm talking about the Americas. People in the Latin… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
You send your child to the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys who educate him. You send him to the Latin class, but… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I very much wish that some day or other you may have time to learn Greek, because that language is an idea.… — Sara Coleridge Copy Share Image
I often refer to myself as a radical, reminding people that the word radical comes from the Latin word radix, meaning root.… — Cynthia Kauffman Copy Share Image
Humility is authenticity. It comes from the Latin word humus, meaning "earth." As the church has taught, we're made of dust, and… — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I was as socially outcast as any nerd could possibly be. I was in the chess club,… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I used the word 'prose' in the Trans-Siberian in the early Latin sense of prosa dictu. Poem seemed to me too pretentious,… — Blaise Cendrars Copy Share Image
The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the… — Anton du Beke Copy Share Image
Fascism is a worldwide disease. Its greatest threat to the United States will come after the war, either via Latin America or… — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact, Latin America's economy is almost as big as the economy of China. We're all focused on China.… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a… — Victoria Justice Copy Share Image
No," Frank said. "I'm only a centurion." Jason cursed in Latin. "He means he can't control a whole legion. He's not of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
I took Latin and Spanish. I can speak a very small amount of Spanish, but Latin has sort of gone away! Unless… — Madeline Zima Copy Share Image
Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about… — Mark Z. Danielewski Copy Share Image