Greek Quotes - Page 6

• The Serbs have only two friends, God and the Greeks.

  Radovan Karadzic

  Two Friends, Two

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• Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

  Plato

  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

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• The Greeks invented logic but were not fooled by it.

  Eric Hoffer

  Logic, Fooled

  Eric Hoffer (1979). “Before the Sabbath”, Harpercollins

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• You will find the Americans much as the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar, bustling people more vigorous than we are and also more idle, with more unspoiled virtues but also more corrupt.

  Harold MacMillan

  People, Virtue, Bigs

  "Will Trump's presidency finally kill the myth of the special relationship?" by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2017.

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• Women are like those blinkin' little Greek islands, places to call at but not to stay.

  Stacy Aumonier

  Women, Islands, Littles

  Stacy Aumonier (1935). “Ups and downs: stories”

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• A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.

  Moliere

  Book, Titles, Pages

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 426, Preface. Les Précieuses Ridicules, 1922.

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• Greece and the Greek people have recently had to deal with the harshest consequences of the global and European economic crisis. As an economy and as a society, we have had to experience a program of disastrous austerity which made the problems more acute instead of resolving them.

  Alexis Tsipras

  People, Austerity, Problem

  "Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece in Joint Press Conference". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 15, 2016.

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• What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these Olympian gods, indifferent, venal, selfish, hurling lightning bolts and hitting people in the ass for no reason — instead of those guys whipping it on Oedipus or Achilles, it’s the postmodern institutions . . . those are the indifferent gods.

  David Simon

  Selfish, Oedipus, People

  "Stealing Life" by Margaret Talbot, www.newyorker.com. October 22, 2007.

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• As the Deity has given us Greeks all other blessings in moderation, so our moderation gives us a kind of wisdom which is timid, in all likelihood, and fit for common people, not one which is kingly and splendid. This wisdom, such as it is, observing that human life is ever subject to all sorts of vicissitudes, forbids us to be puffed up by the good things we have, or to admire a man's felicity while there is still time for it to change.

  Solon

  Men, Blessing, Giving

  "Solon". Book by Plutarch, ch. 27; translation by Bernadotte Perrin, 1497.

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• Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel.

  Melina Mercouri

  Victory, Desert, Roles

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• Greek is the morning land of languages, and has the freshness of early dew in it which will never exhale.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Morning, Land, Dew

  Harriet Beecher Stowe (1869). “Oldtown Folks”, p.219

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• I'd love to say I'm an accomplished cook, but I don't have any signature dishes. I'm good at breakfast -- I make great eggs. My father gave me a little recipe. It's all in the seasoning. But it's a Greek secret. I won't give it away!

  Jennifer Aniston

  Father, Eggs, Giving

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• Forgiveness is a beautiful thing. That's why I forgive Reince Priebus, that little Greek rascal.

  Don King

  Beautiful, Forgiving, Beautiful Things

  Source: www.politico.com

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• If you believe, as the Greeks did, that man is at the mercy of the gods, then you write tragedy. The end is inevitable from the beginning. But if you believe that man can solve his own problems and is at nobody's mercy, then you will probably write melodrama.

  Lillian Hellman

  Believe, Writing, Men

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

  Thucydides

  Believe, Men, Lazy

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• As a Greek woman, the most important thing you can do in life is get married and have children. You could win the Nobel Prize, but if you don't have a husband and kids everyone feels bad for you because you're a failure.

  Iris Smyles

  Children, Husband, Kids

  "The Misadventures of Iris Smyles". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 29, 2016.

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• Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of exiles.

  Emma Lazarus

  Mother, New York, Sunset

  "The New Colossus" l. 1 (1883).

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• I was big into mythology when I was a kid - Arthurian legends and Greek mythology, that was kind of my passion. I hadn't heard of the books, but I was told they were very popular amongst the kids, so I got a hold of them and read them. I totally got it!

  Steve Valentine

  Book, Kids, Passion

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• I'm obsessed with Greek mythology. My favorite goddess is Artemis. She's strong and reminds me of Katniss, the heroine of The Hunger Games.

  Isabelle Fuhrman

  Strong, Katniss, Games

  "Need to Meet: Isabelle Fuhrman". Interview with Thelma Adams, www.marieclaire.com. March 1, 2012.

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• What is the single most important thing for a company? Is it the building? Is it the stock? Is it the turnover? It’s the people, investment in people. My proudest moment here wasn’t when I increased profits by 17%, or cut expenditure without losing a single member of staff. No. It was a young Greek guy, first job in the country, hardly spoke a word of English, but he came to me and he went ‘Mr. Brent, will you be the Godfather to my child?’. Didn’t happen in the end. We had to let him go, he was rubbish. He was rubbish!

  Ricky Gervais

  Country, Jobs, Children

  "The Office / Downsize". www.imdb.com. 2001.

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• My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.

  Cat Cora

  Mom, Cooking, Healthy

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• And it's a crime because the great plays of history, going all the way back to the Greeks, are part of everybody's heritage. It's just like in music, Beethoven or Mozart, that's everybody's heritage

  Tony Randall

  Play, Heritage, Way

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• I'm addicted to Jack's Wife Freda, a South African - Jewish-inspired restaurant founded by my brother Dean and his amazing wife, Maya. The vibe is cool and relaxed, perfect for a daytime bite or a nightcap. I always get the Peri-Peri chicken and the kale Greek salad, but all the food is delicious. You simply cannot go wrong!

  Kara Janx

  Brother, Kale, Perfect

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• The Greek word for box is kouti which also means stupid.

  Lucas Samaras

  Stupid, Mean, Boxes

  Lucas Samaras, Robert M. Doty (1972). “Lucas Samaras”

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• I think the Greek New Testament is the strongest and most successful misreading of a great prior text in the entire history of influence.

  Harold Bloom

  Successful, Thinking, Influence

  "Divine (mis)readings". Interview with Harvey Blume, archive.boston.com. November 13, 2005.

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