Latin Quotes

563 Latin quotes by 376 unique authors

The fascists in most Latin American countries tell the people that the reason their wages will not buy as much in the way of goods… — Henry A. Wallace
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… — Billie Burke
Latin! The language of God! Or perhaps He speaks Hebrew? I suppose that's more likely and it will make things rather awkward in heaven, won't… — Bernard Cornwell
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. — Eduardo Galeano
I majored in political science, and my concentration was U.S. involvement in Latin America in the 20th century. — Sebastian Arcelus
I'm a first generation American. My mother is Italian and Russian and a lot of other things, and my father is Uruguayan. In fact, my… — Sebastian Arcelus
I bring a lot of passion to my life and my politics - I don't mind saying there is a very strong Latin component to… — Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Dancing is part of me now! The Latin dances are where my passions are. — Jake Pavelka
I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid. — Mario Vazquez
People don’t realize that when you’re Latin, you’re so diverse. I am black. I am Latin. I am Spanish. You know? It’s a little bit… — Joan Smalls
Quite naturally, scholars assumed that Latin grammar was not merely Latin grammar, but that it was grammar itself. They borrowed it and made the most… — Charlton Laird
Jazz was formerly a crude term for indulging in an action which in polite society is referred to, if at all, only with such vague… — Charlton Laird
Satire is, indeed, the only sort of composition in which the Latin poets whose works have come down to us were not mere imitators of… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The regular course of studies, the years of academical and professional education, have not yielded me better facts than some idle books under the bench… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an… — Ambrose Bierce
What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools. — Robert Burns
Everything is Greek, when it is more shameful to be ignorant of Latin. — Juvenal
A morning sunne, and a wine-bred child, and a latin-bred woman, seldome end well. — George Herbert
There is a satisfactory and available power in every one to learn drawing if he wishes, just as nearly all persons have the power of… — John Ruskin
The majority of Latin actresses in Hollywood were always playing either spitfires or maids. Now here is a woman who comes in and does leads… — Rosie Perez
Is it a man walking on the beach, winking at the girls and looking for going to bed? Is it someone who wears a lot… — Antonio Banderas
People say we're all identical, but Jennifer Lopez is an American. She's from New York. She doesn't have an accent. Some of these Latin people… — Salma Hayek
Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Various Eastern fathers referred to the practice of married priests in their churches, offering each one of us elements for a further careful evaluation of… — Angelo Scola
I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a… — Vera Wang

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