Quotes about latin
latin issues use
The term power comes from the Latin posse- to do, to be able, to change, to influence or effect. To have power is to possess the capacity to control or direct change. All forms of leadership must make use of power. The central issue of power in leadership is not Will it be used? But rather Will it be used wisely and well? Al Gini
latin blow america
My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America. Desi Arnaz
latin book soul
How entirely does the Upanishad breathe throughout the holy spirit of the Vedas! How is every one who by a diligent study of its Persian Latin has become familiar with that incomparable book stirred by that spirit to the very depth of his Soul ! Arthur Schopenhauer
latin known
We Latins are known for jabbering on. Eduardo Galeano
latin school who-i-am
I'm from East Sheen, I went to public school where I learned Latin at the age of nine, and certain expectations were made of me to go to St Paul's, Oxbridge maybe, and all that kind of thing. And I failed systematically to meet the mark - who I am and what I should have been are two very different things. Tom Hardy
latin believe doe
That which I have set out in Latin is not my words but the words of God and of apostles and prophets, who of course have never lied. He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken. Saint Patrick
latin poet satire
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 foreign models; and it is therefore the sort of composition in which they have never been excelled. Thomas B. Macaulay
latin book years
In the modern languages there was not, six hundred years ago, a single volume which is now read. The library of our profound scholar must have consisted entirely of Latin books.
latin selfishness latin-proverb
I am always nearest to myself," says the Latin proverb.
latin philosophy civilization
I wanted to get the most broad foundation for a lifelong education that I could find, and that was studying Latin and the classics. Meaning Roman and Greek history and philosophy and ancient civilizations. Tim Blake Nelson
latin mean inspire
Inspire (from the Latin inspirare) means to breathe life into another. Stephen Covey
latin interesting people
I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all these interesting people who were never quite what they thought they would be or seemed to be. Suzanne Farrell
latin professors ought
I am what is called a professor emeritus—from the Latin e, 'out,' and meritus, 'so he ought to be. Stephen Leacock
latin school years
I spent my last year of high school in Latin America, and there's a edge of salsa under all of my rhythms Stephen Stills
latin book character
[In the Flash my character] is not even CSI, it's forensic, talking about the stratum corneum...Yeah, I was referring to my Latin book often to make sure I pronounce things correct. Tom Felton
latin writing editing
Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much sense as forcing modern residents of England to wear laurels and togas. Steven Pinker
latin teaching school
What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools. Robert Burns
latin america people
I would just want to wish President Obama the best of luck, and that he should bear in mind that just as he is a good person, there are many of us presidents in Latin America who are also good people. Rafael Correa
latin america accumulation
The workforce in Latin America was treated as a vulgar instrument for capital accumulation.
latin singers wells
I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers. Rafael Nadal
latin dancing three
I love dancing to Latin music, so I have a trainer who dances with me for an hour three times a week. Sofia Vergara
latin tv-shows perfect
I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women.
latin believe america
In Latin America, women are supposed to be voluptuous. They don't believe that you have to be skinny to be attractive.
latin ignorance hair
I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent, but I had blonde hair. It was ignorance: they thought every Latin person looks like Salma Hayek.
latin body littles
Latin women are very comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. We aren't afraid to show that off a little bit more.
latin greek historical
Mister Cameron - I have read the unexpurgated Ovid, the love poems of Sappho, the Decameron in the original, and a great many texts in Greek and Latin histories that were not though fit for proper gentlemen to read, much less proper ladies. I know in precise detail what Caligula did to, and with, his sisters, and I can quote it to you in Latin or in my own translation if you wish. I am interested in historical truth, and truth in history is often unpleasant and distasteful to those of fine sensibility. I frankly doubt that you will produce anything to shock me. Mercedes Lackey
latin hollywood rosie
I don't have much history - I've got Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Moreno. That's it. That's the history of Latin women in Hollywood, really. Michelle Rodriguez
latin fire say-anything
but do i need to say anything?" sophie asked. "do i need to learn any words?" "like what?" saint-germain said. "well, when you lit up the eiffel tower, you said something that sounded like eggness" "ignis" the count said. "latin for fire. no, you don't need to say anything." "then why did you do it, then?" sophie asked. saint-germain grinned. "i just thought it sounded cool. Michael Scott
latin silly language
A silly remark can be made in Latin as well as in Spanish. Miguel de Cervantes
latin doctors people
By the way, were we to find life-forms on Venus, we would probably call them Venutians, just as people from Mars would be Martians. But according to rules of Latin genitives, to be “of Venus” ought to make you a Venereal. Unfortunately, medical doctors reached that word before astronomers did. Can’t blame them, I suppose. Venereal disease long predates astronomy, which itself stands as only the second oldest profession. Neil deGrasse Tyson
latin should-have years
Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked out what I thought would be most useful to me, particularly chemistry, which opened a new world, mathematics and physics, a little Greek and Latin, botany and and geology. I was far from satisfied with what I had learned, and should have stayed longer. John Muir
latin reading discipline
One of my less pleasant chores when I was young was to read the Bible from one end to the other. Reading the Bible straight through is at least 70 percent discipline, like learning Latin. But the good parts are, of course, simply amazing. God is an extremely uneven writer, but when He's good, nobody can touch Him. John W. Gardner
latin europe names
A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories. Maynard James Keenan