Greece Quotes

215 Greece quotes by 149 unique authors

The peasants have seen the future - Greece and France - and concluded that it does not work. Hence their opposition to Obama's proudly transformational… — Charles Krauthammer
The very general occurrence of the homosexual in ancient Greece, and its wide occurrence today in some cultures in which such activity is not taboo… — Alfred Kinsey
I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world. — Socrates
And now for the vapor-bath: on a framework of three sticks, meeting at the top, they stretch pieces of woolen cloth, taking care to get… — Herodotus
Greek customs such as wine drinking were regarded as worthy of imitation by other cultures. So the ships that carried Greek wine were carrying Greek… — Tom Standage
The values of science and the values of democracy are concordant, in many cases indistinguishable. Science and democracy began - in their civilized incarnations -… — Carl Sagan
No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile… — Walter Pater
The situation in Greece just goes from bad to worse. We’ve now got a situation where there was the big suicide a few weeks ago,… — Nigel Farage
Greece is at a dangerous crossroads. Other countries-Portugal, Ireland, maybe Spain-are coming behind it. — Unknown Author
The fashions of the ages vary in this direction and that, but they vary for the most part from a central road which was struck… — Gilbert Murray
Ever since I left Greece more than two decades ago, it has been my dream to return and perform at the Acropolis. This project took… — Yanni
The mention of Greece fills the mind with the most exalted sentiments and arouses in our bosoms the best feelings of which our nature is… — James Monroe
Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in blocking the spread… — Fatos Nano
Kosovo is too close to Europe. It is not only close to Albania, it is close to Greece, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, where there are… — Fatos Nano
I'm a total water-baby. I've seen some pristine beaches, from Greece to Goa. — Esha Gupta
Not much has been written about the Nereids of modern Greece. Wherever there is a warm, healing stream they believe that it flows from the… — James Theodore Bent
We don't usually think of what we eat as a matter of ethics. Stealing, lying, hurting people - these acts are obviously relevant to our… — Peter Singer
The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece. — James Theodore Bent
In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference… — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
To Helen Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore… — Edgar Allan Poe
In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled. — George Papandreou
Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms. — Lucas Papademos
Greece is at a crucial crossroads. The choices that are made and the policies that are enforced will have a decisive impact on the wellbeing… — Lucas Papademos
Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone. — Lucas Papademos
I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe. — Lucas Papademos

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