Latin Quotes

• It is certain that the truth of the Christian faith becomes more evident the more the faith itself is known. Therefore, the doctrine should not only be in Latin but also in the common tongue, and as the faith of the Church is contained in the Scriptures, the more these are known in the true sense, the better.

  

  John Wycliffe
  • Truth
  • True
  • Faith

• Juanes is one of the legendary, iconic Colombian artists. Growing up in Colombia, you can't really not have him on your radar. His songs are everywhere, and there's a statue of him. He's pretty big for Latin America, and for Colombia especially.

  

  Kali Uchis
  • Up
  • America
  • Pretty

• I wanted to know if the 'Iliad' in the original was as relevant and contemporary as it was in translation. I then started Latin. I had finally found something I enjoyed and was good at: dead languages!

  

  Caroline Lawrence
  • Good
  • Latin

• My first memories of music are of my mother playing Dominican music in the house because my parents love to dance. They love to throw parties and dance, so there was a lot Latin music in the house.

  

  Cyrille Aimee
  • Music
  • Mother
  • House

• 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
  • Life
  • Time
  • School

• Being a New Yorker, I used to dance to Latin music. There was a place called the Palladium on Broadway. And Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez used to play. So I still have that in my blood.

  

  Neil Sedaka
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Latin

• When the U.K. or U.S. government issues bonds to fund a deficit, the buyers are not solely in the U.K. or the U.S. - they're in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Investment banks provide direct access to these buyers.

  

  Bob Diamond
  • America
  • Latin

• The Bible has entered much of my work as have Latin and Greek mythology and verse.

  

  Dermot Healy
  • Work
  • Bible
  • Greek

• 'Jerry had an expensive public school education, so he doesn’t recognize Latin when he hears it,' said Joanna

  

  Agatha Christie
  • School
  • Education
  • Latin

• You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses)

  

  Rachel Caine
  • People
  • Language
  • Smart

• As I see it, mainstream comics now speak only to the hardcore few who stayed; conversing in a weird, garbled, visual pig latin only they can understand - rendering the term 'mainstream' a hollow joke - while the true mainstream, the other 99.9% of the populace, find enjoyment elsewhere.

  

  Scott McCloud
  • Book
  • Speak
  • Term

• I want all Hispanics in the Republican Party, in the Democratic Party, whether Latin Americans, Central Americans, Cubans, Mexicans, I want us to unite.

  

  Bill Richardson
  • Party
  • Latin

• I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

  

  Rita Ora
  • Spanish
  • Latin

• I know I'm representing a group - black, Latin, whatever you want to put me with - and I want to show that they are beautiful the way they are. I think that's really important for our youth to see.

  

  Joan Smalls
  • Important
  • Beautiful
  • Black

• For if I thought my judgment were of years, I should commit thee surely with thy peers, And tell how far thou didst our Lily outshine, Or sporting Kyd, or Marlow's mighty line. And though thou hadst small Latin and less Greek, From thence to honour thee, I will not seek For names…

  

  Ben Jonson
  • Small
  • Latin
  • Greek

• In the final analysis, the whole cause of world revolution hinges on the revolutionary struggles of the Asian, African and Latin American people who make up the overwhelming majority of the world's population.

  

  Lin Biao
  • People
  • Up
  • World

• Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?

  

  Larry Wall
  • Trust
  • Latin
  • Greek

• Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for Puerto Rico - which has strengthened its culture, language and economy - and for the United States, which has helped create in Puerto Rico a showcase of democracy and prosperity for all of Latin America.

  

  Anibal Acevedo Vila
  • America
  • Culture
  • Relationship

• 'La Lupe' is my passion project. I've done it as a one-woman show, but I'm raising money to turn it into a film. It's a story of a Cuban singer who became the Queen of Latin Soul, the first woman on the N.Y. salsa scene.

  

  Lauren Velez
  • Money
  • Done
  • Soul

• There were no Latin people on 'Star Trek,' that this was proof that they weren't planning to have us around for the future.

  

  John Leguizamo
  • People
  • Future
  • Star

• There's no question in my mind that it was C.I.A. sanctioned, and most - many Latin American investigators have come to the same conclusion. Of course, we never heard about that in our country.

  

  John Perkins
  • Country
  • Mind
  • American

• Well, when I came to Hollywood, there were three names really of Latin actors, three or four names, maybe five. There was Raul Julia, Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Smits. Now there's a lot.

  

  Benicio Del Toro
  • Latin

• Curitiba is not a paradise. We have all the problems that most Latin American cities have. We have slums. We have the same difficulties, but the big difference is the respect given by people due to the quality of the services which are provided.

  

  Jaime Lerner
  • People
  • American
  • Respect

• We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on the lack of infrastructure. We need look at ways to foster economic opportunity. There needs to be a more comprehensive economic vision in the region.

  

  Mel Martinez
  • Different
  • American
  • Society

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