Of all peoples the Greeks have dreamt the dream of life best. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Eat more like the French. Or the Japanese. Or the Italians. Or the Greeks. — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns. — Willem de Kooning Copy Share Image
The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro. — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
“How persistent it is, this demand that our gods be perfect. The Greeks were much more reasonable about such things.” — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
There are proofs that date back to the Greeks that are still valid today. — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Who lent the Greeks the most money? It was German banks, and for a long time, they were profiting from it quite… — Jaroslaw Kaczynski Copy Share Image
“The more they measure, the more they realize how much the Greeks departed from regular and banal lines in order to produce… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A.… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
The Germans form one of the most important branches of the Indo-Germanic or Aryan race - a division of the human family… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
“Hero,” said Machaon to his sister who was still muttering to her gods. “Please stop. Surely the gods would have heard you… — Sulari Gentill Copy Share Image
“What could you possibly write at Gates of Hades?” Cadmus asked. “Keep your spirits up.” Lycon sheathed the dagger he’d used to… — Sulari Gentill Copy Share Image
Very often, people will come out and say, 'Greeks aren't doing things, Greeks aren't making changes, there's no reform,' That is hogwash.… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the… — Marion Zimmer Bradley Copy Share Image
We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Very few societies on Earth developed science as we know it today. On the other hand, the number is not zero -… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
The sciences of only one nation, the Greeks, have come down to us, because they were translated through Al-Ma'mun's efforts. He was… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to return as Honorary Captain of the GREEKs for HBCUs Team. I reflect fondly on my days at Florida… — T'Keyah Crystal Keymah Copy Share Image
“I have read in some of the old histories that in early times the Greeks did not know how to write until… — Ibn Al-Nadim Copy Share Image
“Louis thought he would be all for a back-to-the-basics drive in education: a teacher, an olive tree, a bit of midday wine… — Paul Russell Copy Share Image
Dying, we tell ourselves, is like going to sleep. This figure of speech occurs very commonly in everyday thought and language, as… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
“To Judaism Christians ascribe the glory of having been the first religion to teach a pure monotheism. But monotheism existed long before… — John E. Remsburg Copy Share Image
“The Jews are a peculiar people: Things permitted to other nations are forbidden to the Jews. Other nations drive out thousands, even… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The Greeks saw everything in forms which we are trying to ascertain as law, and classify as cause. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
“If the Jews were Hellenized, it must be remembered that the Greeks were Aramaized.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
What can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks? — Jean-Baptiste Say Copy Share Image
You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something -… — Melina Mercouri Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is a wonderful thing. In South America they throw flowers to you. In Greece Greeks throw themselves. — Melina Mercouri Copy Share Image
