Latin Quotes - Page 5

• In the United States, the government is bailing out banks, intervening in the economy, yet in Latin America, the Right continues to talk about 'free markets.' It's totally outdated; they don't have arguments; they don't have any sense.

  Hugo Chavez

  Government, America, United States

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• I'm Latin, for crying out loud - I can't hold anything back!

  Odette Annable

  Cry, Loud, I Can

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• Latin guys dance. American guys don't dance. That's a big difference.

  Sofia Vergara

  Inspirational, Dance, Differences

  "Sofia Vergara Is a Woman We Love" by A.J.Jacobs, www.esquire.com. August 09, 2010.

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• 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 afford the time for such diversion later in life.

  George Andrew Olah

  Reading, School, Later In Life

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• 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

  Horse, Animal, Fabulous

  Peter S. Beagle (1968). “The last unicorn”, Del Rey

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• Not only does the world scarcely know who the Latin American man is, the world has barely cared.

  Georgie Anne Geyer

  Men, Doe, World

  Georgie Anne Geyer (1970). “The New Latins: Fateful Change in South and Central America”

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• My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.

  Haley Reinhart

  Dad, Rocks, Pockets

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• We might say that the dream tranforms the dreamer; that it possesses the ability to 'initiate', to bestow new meaning, to motivate new beginnings (Latin: initium - beginning), to permit our entrance (literally 'en-trance'; Latin: inire init - to go in) to new orders of relation between ourselves and the 'other'.

  Andrew D. Chumbley

  Dream, New Beginnings, Order

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• J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Dog, Verbs, Tails

  Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.115, 谷月社

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• With 'Timbiriche,' I toured Brazil and a lot of Latin America.

  Paulina Rubio

  America, Brazil, Latin America

  "Paulina Rubio...beauty without borders". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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• Please tell me your master isn't Aeolus." "That airhead?" Favonius snorted. "No, of course not." "He means Eros." Nico's voice turned edgy. "Cupid, in Latin." Favonius smiled. "Very good, Nico di Angelo. I'm glad to see you again, by the way. It's been a long time.

  Rick Riordan

  Mean, Voice, Long

  Rick Riordan (2013). “The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus Book 4)”, p.209, Penguin UK

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• 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 high enough rank." Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. "Well, then, promote him!

  Rick Riordan

  Mean, Black, Jason

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• 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 - it comes from the Latin word calculus, meaning a pebble used for counting. To enjoy working with numbers you don't have to be Einstein (German for "one stone"), but it might help to have rocks in your head.

  Steven Strogatz

  Math, Rocks, Numbers

  Steven Strogatz (2012). “The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• In Latin America, women are supposed to be voluptuous. They don't believe that you have to be skinny to be attractive.

  Sofia Vergara

  Believe, America, Skinny

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• The European brand of fascism will probably present its most serious postwar threat to us via Latin America.

  Henry A. Wallace

  America, Europe, Serious

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• Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States.

  Henry A. Wallace

  Work Out, United States, Fascism In America

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• 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

  Men, America, People

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• Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture

  America Ferrera

  Culture, Proud, Hell

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• Latins for Republicans. It's like roaches for Raid.

  John Leguizamo

  Roaches, Republican, Anti Conservative

  "Slim-Fast Trims Whoopi From Ads" by Joel Roberts, www.cbsnews.com. July 15, 2004.

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• One musts avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness.

  Horace

  Wicked, Laziness, Temptress

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• If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.

  Augustus

  Hands, Applause, Stage

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• You, boy, who owe everything to a name

  Mark Antony

  Boys, Names

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• Alas, Postumus, the fleeting years slip by, nor will piety give any stay to wrinkles and pressing old age and untamable death.

  Horace

  Wrinkles, Years, Giving

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• Latin men are the most passionate men in the world - they may not be the most aggressive, but they are very passionate, very romantic.

  Brooke Burke

  Men, Passionate, World

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• If there's anything I hate, it's the vibraphone. And the cha-cha-cha. And Latin rhythms generally.

  Edward Abbey

  Hate, Rhythm, Ifs

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.40, RosettaBooks

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