Greek Quotes

II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology.

Mads Mikkelsen
- Know
- Mythology
- Far Away
After the Egyptian and Indian, the Greek and Roman, the Teuton and Mongolian, the Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world, - a world which yields him no self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world.

W. E. B. Du Bois
- World
- American
- Son

Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'

Immanuel Kant
- War
- Bad
- Evil
At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

George Papandreou
- People
- Father
- Faith
Television? The word is half Greek, half Latin. No good can come of it.

C. P. Scott
- Good
- Television
- Word
I am convinced that the public, large majority of the Greek people, realize that policies pursued in the past and the market practices have to be changed, in order to improve the prospects of the Greek economy. So there is, I think, strong public support despite the increases in social tensions.

Lucas Papademos
- People
- Past
- Strong
I much preferred Latin to Greek. I loved the language being such a pattern that you could not shift a word without the whole sentence falling to pieces.

Alice Oswald
- Latin
- Greek
As a Greek-American, I am especially pleased that Ambassador Negroponte has earned the honor of being nominated to this most prominent position of responsibility in the intelligence community. He is a role model to all Greek-Americans, making the entire Hellenic community proud.

Olympia Snowe