#us

Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics. ↗

— Carlos Fuentes

#america #back #backward #barbaric #because

What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous. ↗

— Carlos Fuentes

#conventions #geneva #ghraib #happened #human

Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents. ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#did #discipline #fits #front #go

I just smoked a Cohiba the other day. It was great. You have to appreciate everything that cigar is. ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#cigar #day #everything #great #i

I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for. ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#down #effective #i #i can #just

I thought that I was going to have to pay them to do what I wanted to do, that was how much fun I was having. You're 20 years old and you're hanging out with rock stars and going to fabulous parties, and then you talk about it! ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#fabulous #fun #going #hanging #having

It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do. ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#business #easily #know #matter #nasty

When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it. ↗

— Daisy Fuentes

#allowed #clock #come #could #dark

I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States. I do not have the legal power to pardon terrorists and even if I did, I would not use it. ↗

— Alberto Fujimori

#even #her #i #i do #legal

One of the mistakes I made was placing too much trust in Montesinos. ↗

— Alberto Fujimori

#made #mistakes #much #placing #too