Parthenon Quotes

17 quotes by 15 authors

What is the crowning glory of your civilization... the symbol as clear a statement as the pyramids, the Parthenon, the cathedrals? What is this symbol?… — George Nelson
The elms of New England! They are as much a part of her beauty as the columns of the Parthenon were the glory of its… — Henry Ward Beecher
The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing. — Neil Kinnock
In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon. — Melina Mercouri
You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are our noblest symbol of excellence.… — Melina Mercouri
There are men whose manners have the same essential splendor as the simple and awful sculpture on the friezes of the Parthenon, and the remains… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The falling apart of a man's life should make more noise. It should startle passesrby with its Sturm and Drang. It ought to sound like… — Kristin Hannah
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon As the best gem upon her zone. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can… — Philip Johnson
The Parthenon is really only a farmyard over which someone put a roof; colonades and sculptures were added because there were people in Athens who… — Pablo Picasso
I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to the Parthenon, to… — Frank Gehry
Digital media are biased toward replication and storage. Our digital photos practically upload and post themselves on Facebook, and our most deleted e-mails tend to… — Douglas Rushkoff
Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Parthenon at sunrise, the summer night one met… — Walker Percy
The forge looked like a steam-powered locomotive had smashed into the Greek Parthenon and they had fused together. — Rick Riordan
The Elgin Marbles were supposed to be on the Parthenon. For many works of art, a museum is an artificial setting - a zoo, not… — Virginia Postrel
The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip… — Guy Davenport
Classic Style (c.450-400 B.C.) Brandon McCaw did 500 billion questions, Topics, Statements, Goals based on the Athens, the capital of modern Greece is located on… — Brandon McCaw

Who Wrote These Parthenon Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 17 Parthenon Quotes as follows: