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Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. — Edmund Waller
The peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have common interest and are in the position to support each other in their anti-imperialist and anti-U.S.… — Kim Il-sung
Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age, few scientists can… — George Andrew Olah
As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry.… — Rosie Perez
I am a teller of stories...a weaver of dreams. I can dance, sing, and in the right weather stand on my head. I know seven… — Anthony Minghella
ROSTRUM, n. In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In America, a place from which a candidate for office… — Ambrose Bierce
There is one very good reason to learn programming, but it has nothing to do with preparing for high-tech careers or with making sure one… — Roger Schank
"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based… — Russell Simmons
The word enchant comes from the Latin 'incantare', meaning to sing or chant magical words or sounds. — Unknown Author
Though he had very little Latin beyond "Cave canem," he had, as a young dog, devoured Shakespeare (in a tasty leather binding). — Dodie Smith
Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty and… — Anna Lindh
In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college. — Joseph Sobran
I conceived, developed and applied in many areas a new geometry of nature, which finds order in chaotic shapes and processes. It grew without a… — Benoit Mandelbrot
Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh — Chita Rivera
Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina — Ovid
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of… — George Orwell
By being so long in the lowest form [at Harrow] I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. . . . I got into… — Winston Churchill
Mass ought to be in Latin, unless you could do it in Greek or Chinese. In fact, any abracadabra that no bloody member of the… — Ezra Pound
Believe! An old Latin proverb reads: "Believe that you have it and you have it." — Wilferd Peterson
Looking at numbers as groups of rocks may seem unusual, but actually it's as old as math itself. The word "calculate" reflects that legacy -… — Steven Strogatz
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… — Carl Sagan
People often find it easier to refute a fake extreme opponent than a more cautious real one, so they knock down the straw man instead.… — Unknown Author
Encyclopedia is a Latin term. It means "to paraphrase a term paper." — Greg Ray
Unicorn. Old French, unicorne. Latin, unicornis. Literally, one-horned: unus, one and cornu,a horn. A fabulous animal resembling a horse with one horn. — Peter S. Beagle
Not only does the world scarcely know who the Latin American man is, the world has barely cared. — Georgie Anne Geyer

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