Greece Quotes - page 2

The road to the Olympics, leads to no city, no country. It goes far beyond New York or Moscow, ancient Greece or Nazi Germany. The road to the Olympics leads - in the end - to the best within us. (Jesse Owens)
Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta." View quote
Diogenes of Sinope
Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you. View quote
Alexander the Great
Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expedition you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects? View quote
Alexander the Great
The arts alone give direct access to experience. To eliminate them from education - or worse, to tolerate them as cultural ornaments - is antieducational obscurantism. It is foisted on us by the pedants and snobs of Hellenistic Greece who considered artistic performance fit only for slaves... View quote
Peter Drucker
We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts have their root in Greece. View quote
Percy Bysshe Shelley
But Greece and her foundations are Built below the tide of war, Based on the crystalline sea Of thought and its eternity; Her citizens, imperial spirits, Rule the present from the past, On all this world of men inherits Their seal is set. View quote
Percy Bysshe Shelley
The monarchy of the Greeks for want of an heir was broken into several kingdoms; four of which, seated to the four winds of heaven, were very eminent. For Ptolemy reigned over Egypt, Lybia and Ethiopia; Antigonus over Syria and the lesser Asia; Lysimachus over Thrace; and Cassander over Macedon, Greece and Epirus. View quote
Isaac Newton
For the next three years, we're going to see different economies work out different problems. For European economies, especially Greece, it would be through default. View quote
Mohamed El-Erian
Hercules, huh? Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is. View quote
Rick Riordan
Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture. (Tadao Ando)
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting. View quote
James Surowiecki
As for Aliki - if you were to stand in the middle of Rome and say the name Sophia Loren, or Paris and say the name Catherine Deneuve or Brigitte Bardot, or L.A. and the name Marilyn Monroe, it's like standing in Athens, or anywhere in wide-flung Greece, and saying Aliki Vougiouklaki. A huge star - and so little known elsewhere in the world. View quote
Ali Smith
The type of cuisine I do, especially after being on 'Iron Chef' for several years, is a lot of global cuisine. My strength has always been Mediterranean cuisine across the board from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, but I think now I'm doing a lot of very different cuisines all the time. View quote
Cat Cora
The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer. View quote
David Antin
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. View quote
David Bonderman
We only have a Plan A. The acceptance and full implementation of the existing plan, the so-called Plan A, is the best solution for Greece, for the euro zone and also for creditors and holders. View quote
Evangelos Venizelos
Without Greece, it is not possible to preserve the integrity of the European phenomenon. View quote
Evangelos Venizelos
The country needs someone with experience and determination to make tough decisions. All the money aside, it is important that Greece restore its reputation. View quote
Evangelos Venizelos
Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone. View quote
Evangelos Venizelos
As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road. (George Papandreou)
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 breasts of the Nereids. View quote
James Theodore Bent
The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece. View quote
James Theodore Bent
Greece is the most magical place on Earth. View quote
Kylie Bax
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 of Greeks. The way forward will not be easy but the problems can be solved, and will be solved, if there is unity, co-operation and consensus. View quote
Lucas Papademos