Famous quotes containing the words russia and/or etymology:
“How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia?... the America Ive known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia Ive known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.”
—Golda Meir (18981978)
“Semantically, taste is rich and confusing, its etymology as odd and interesting as that of style. But while stylederiving from the stylus or pointed rod which Roman scribes used to make marks on wax tabletssuggests activity, taste is more passive.... Etymologically, the word we use derives from the Old French, meaning touch or feel, a sense that is preserved in the current Italian word for a keyboard, tastiera.”
—Stephen Bayley, British historian, art critic. Taste: The Story of an Idea, Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things, Random House (1991)