Byzantine Quote by Costa-Gavras
“My life in Greece influenced what I am. My father was in the left because he was against the king and his family, who had created a war against the Turks at the beginning of the last century to revive the Byzantine Empire. For three years, there was fighting, and all my father's friends died. So he hated the royal family.”
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![“This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/135/costa-gavras-22487_banking_this-crisis-started-probably-due-to-the_284284.jpg)
![“I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and westerns, but also lots of serious movies.” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/costa-gavras-22487_action_i-initially-studied-literature-in-france_1255654.jpg)
![“[In] the national and religious conflict of the [Byzantine and Saracen] empires, peace was without confidence, and war without mercy.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/338/edward-gibbon-710_byzantine_in-the-national-and-religious-conflict-o_29382.jpg)
