"I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. Im thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country."

-- Daniel Alarcon

#Country Quotes #Latin Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal my dignity.”
“Since Eve negotiated Adam, I am the most disadvantaged negotiator in history of mankind. I have no army, no navy, no air force, no economy.”

Source : "Transcript: NPR's Interview With Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. March 20, 2015.
“Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church”
“Warden Baggett, thank you so much. You have been so good to me. I love all of you very much. I will see you all when you get there. I will wait for you.”
“My mind is very clear, but my heart is unable to understand.”
“Make sure your intentions are not only for yourself, but also for the common good.”
“I steeled myself against laughter; I would rather die than laugh. I didnâ€™t laugh, I did not laugh. But I died, I did die.”
“Bureaucracies are inherently antidemocratic. Bureaucrats derive their power from their position in the structure, not from their relations with the people they are supposed to serve. The people are not masters of the bureaucracy, but its clients.”

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