Jake Pavelka Quotes
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The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.
Carlos Fuentes -
People should focus on my foundation, my projects, and everything positive and important that I am doing in Latin America and the around the world.
Maluma -
Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
Few words in any language carry such a load of meaning as 'honor.' It is an old word, unchanged even in its spelling from classical Latin to modern English. Spoken or written, it does not seem to require much explanation; most people think they know what it means.
Edmund Morgan -
For fiction, I'm not particularly nationalistic. I'm not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.
Daniel Alarcon
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Arab civilizations had been of an abstract nature, moral and intellectual rather than applied; and their lack of public spirit made their excellent private qualities futile. They were fortunate in their epoch: Europe had fallen barbarous; and the memory of Greek and Latin learning was fading from men's minds.
T. E. Lawrence -
I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
Callie Khouri -
A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease.
Daniel Akaka -
The greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.
Sam Snead -
I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling.
Octavia Spencer -
I'm Latin, for crying out loud - I can't hold anything back!
Odette Annable
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Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa.
Walter Salles -
I still remember asking my high school guidance teacher for permission to take a second year of algebra instead of a fifth year of Latin. She looked down her nose at me and sneered, 'What lady would take mathematics instead of Latin?'
Nancy Roman -
Poitier opened the doors to so many artists, not just black artists. There is a line that goes from black to Latin to Asian with regards to roles.
Forest Whitaker -
I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
Umberto Eco -
As a youngster, my parents made me aware that all that was from the African Diaspora belonged to me. So I came in with Caribbean music, African music, Latin music, gospel music and blues.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
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I had a Latin master who, for no rational reason whatsoever - I was a very quiet kid at school - just hated me.
Clive Sinclair -
A few of these interviews have gone slightly awry, because every now and again there has been the odd conflict of interest between interviews because of the Iron Maiden record, and I am a bit long-winded.
Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden -
It drives me crazy when people talk about the scale as an indicator of health, because your weight doesn't tell you what's going on at a biochemical level.
Elizabeth Holmes -
As governor, I want to make sure that Arizona's hardworking taxpayers get to keep more of what they earn.
Doug Ducey -
I used to snowboard 30 days a year. Now it's down to eight.
Dennis Crowley -
Dancing is part of me now! The Latin dances are where my passions are.
Jake Pavelka