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I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people.
Had Greek civilization never existed ... we would never have become fully conscious.
What can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks?
The Greek temple is the creation, par excellence, of mind and spirit in equilibrium.
Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay; My major vow lies here, this I'll obey.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
We Irish will never achieve anything; but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks
Women are like those blinkin' little Greek islands, places to call at but not to stay.
It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
Nobody can say a word against Greek: it stamps a man at once as an educated gentlemen.
Greek dress was in its essence inartistic. Nothing should reveal the body but the body.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
The Greek side of me definitely loves a good meal, a lot of laughing, loud discussions.
Not all the Greek runners in the original Olympics were totally naked. Some wore shoes.
I know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology.
My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.
The space of early Greek cosmology was structured by logos - resonant utterance or word.
Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.
II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology.
Get not your friends by bare compliments but by giving them sensible tokens of your love.
My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University.
I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.
The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and Shakespeare...neither knew chocolate.
I come from a Greek household. My mother wouldn't let the FedEx man come in without eating.
All free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.
Our word 'idiot' comes from the Greek name for the man who took no share in public matters.
Man should bear in mind and ponder over the Greek admonition - Not Too Much, Not Too Little.
I have never come across someone who could inspire more respect than the Greek philosophers.
The games of the ancient Greeks were, in their original institutions, religious solemnities.
I have never felt any ethnic connection between the Greeks and me other than how hairy I am.
Negativland through rose colored glasses. If 'mice are from Mars,' Greek Buck is from Venus.
It is useless to read Greek in translation; translators can but offer us a vague equivalent.
Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, "God in us."
The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life.
I have blonde hair and blue eyes, and whenever I tell people I'm Greek, they don't believe me.
I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island.
Since the Greek myths, the greatest stories are premised on the idea of, 'A stranger arrives.'
The only way for us to become great, or even inimitable if possible, is to imitate the Greeks.
I just think perfection and lasting through the ages is for Greek statues, not us mere humans.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Forgiveness is a beautiful thing. That's why I forgive Reince Priebus, that little Greek rascal.
I made 'Going Greek', which was a very sort of crappy fraternity comedy that I did back in 2000.
Make room, Roman writers, make room for Greek writers; something greater than the Iliad is born.
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
I always tried to learn Greek, but all I got out of it was, "poulaki mou." ["My little chicken."]
From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks
We believe that what they call "Grexit" [a Greek exit from the eurozone] is not an option for us.
To the ancient Greeks the word, dikaiosini,justice was often synonymous with ekdikisis,vengeance.
There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.
Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.