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“No, I had no problem communicating with Latin American heads of state - though now I do wish I had paid more attention to Latin when I was in high school.”

States Problem School Politics Wish Attention High School Paid Communicate Latin No Problem Latin America Head Of State Latin American

Author:Dan Quayle

“At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage in a professional career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin.”

School Father Careers Roles Months High School Mathematics Filled Eight Medical I Realized Greek Feminine Latin Gaps Permission Medical School Professional Career

Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini

“What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools.”

Ifs Made School Names Teaching Honest Fool Latin Horns Jargon Stools

Book:The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings

Source: The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings

“I can read more languages than I speak! I speak French and Italian - not very well, alas, but I can get by. I read German and Spanish. I can read Latin (I did a lot of Latin at school.) I'm afraid I do not speak any African languages, although I can understand a little bit of the Zulu-related languages, but only a tiny bit.”

Wells Littles I Can School Speak Language Bits Little Bit Tiny Related Latin Italian Alas I Can Read Speaks French

Author:Alexander McCall Smith

“I shall begin my story with an experience I had when I was ten and attended our small town's Latin school.”

Book Stories School Ten Towns Latin Small Town

Book:Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse

Source: Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse

“Latin America can no longer tolerate being a haven for United States liberals who cannot make their point at home, an outlet for apostles too "apostolic" to find their vocation as competent professionals within their own community. The hardware salesman threatens to dump second-rate imitations of parishes, schools and catechisms -- out-moded even in the United States -- all around the continent. The traveling escapist threatens further to confuse a foreign world with his superficial protests, which are not viable even at home.”