Famous quote by Barbet Schroeder

Ive been following whats happening in Colombia because its the country of my childhood

"I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood"

About this Quote

Barbet Schroeder's quote speaks to the importance of his childhood memories and the connection he still feels to Colombia. He is expressing his interest in the existing events of the country, most likely out of a sense of fond memories and a desire to stay connected to his roots. It is most likely that he has fond memories of his childhood in Colombia, and he wishes to stay informed of the existing occasions in the nation. He might likewise be expressing a sense of responsibility to stay notified and connected to the nation of his childhood, as he may feel a sense of responsibility to stay notified and linked to the people and locations of his past. By following the news of Colombia, he has the ability to remain connected to his youth memories and individuals and locations of his past.

More details

Tags

About the Author

This quote is written / told by Barbet Schroeder somewhere between August 26, 1941 and today. He/she was a famous Director from France. The author also have 7 other quotes.
Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Barry McCaffrey

"Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing"

Barry McCaffrey, Soldier

"I'm Colombian and nothing will change that"

Shakira, Musician

"Hallucinatory - that's just the way everyday life is, in Colombia. All the time, you say to yourself, did I just see that?"

Barbet Schroeder, Director

"I have a very deep care for Latin America, and, of course, for what was going on in El Salvador"

Raul Julia, Actor

Ruben Blades

"It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's happening here"

Ruben Blades, Musician

"Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best"

Jan Schakowsky, Politician

Duane G. Carey

"There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia"

Duane G. Carey, Astronaut

Simon Bolivar

"Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave"

Simon Bolivar, Leader

"The left is being funded primarily by the drug traffickers who provide this tax money and that's why the guerrillas in Colombia, unlike the guerrillas anywhere else in Latin America, have been able to survive for 40 years because they have a hard, solid source of income"

Alma Guillermoprieto, Journalist

Eduardo Galeano

"I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S"

Eduardo Galeano, Journalist