Quotes about greek
greek olive
Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes. Yotam Ottolenghi
greeks learned love shakespeare time
I love Shakespeare and the Greeks - learned a lot studying them at one time. Daniel Woodrell
greek useless language
It is useless to read Greek in translation; translators can but offer us a vague equivalent. Virginia Woolf
greek luck tragedy
Sometimes bad luck hits you like in an ancient Greek tragedy, and it's not your own making. When you have a plane crash, it's not your fault. Werner Herzog
greek types-of-love
In Greek, we do not use just one word for love. We have many words that are specific to each type of love. Yanni
greek olives wanted
I've always wanted to have a Greek sitcom called Olive Lucy. Zach Galifianakis
greek mouths esoteric
No word in our language not even "Socialism" has been employed more loosely than " Mysticism ." ... The history of the word begins in close connexion with the Greek mysteries. A mystic is one who has been, or is being, initiated into some esoteric knowledge of Divine things, about which he must keep his mouth shut... William Ralph Inge
greeks
The Greeks play very well on the counter, Claude Makelele
greek christianity
Christianity did take a lot of Greek concepts. Oliver Stone
greek playwright
The Greek playwrights, we're all beholden to them, every one of us.
greek age
Now, we live in an age where we have so much information that we do tend to overload. The Greeks did too, though.
greek originated time
Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based. Tom Stoppard
greek looks attractive
I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them. Nia Vardalos
greek quality world
If a German or an Austrian, a Greek or a Bashibazouk, had composed Gerontius, the whole world would have by now admitted its qualities. Neville Cardus
greek care matter
In matters pertaining to the care of life there has been no marked gain over Greek and Roman antiquity. Mary Ritter Beard
greek ready euro
Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro. Mario Monti
greeks time true
Any time the character is in a moral quandary is interesting. That's been true from the Greeks on down. Robert Sean Leonard
greek catholic church
In the Western Church to which I belong, priests cannot be married as in the Byzantine, Ukrainian, Russian or Greek Catholic Churches. In those churches, the priests can be married, but the bishops have to be celibate. They are very good priests. Pope Francis
greek shields empires
Come back with your shield - or on it Plutarch
greek doctrine narrative
Philo of Alexandria introduced in the first century what has been described as the 'Hellenizing of the Old Testament,' or the allegorical method of exegesis. By this, as Erdmann observes, the Bible narrative was found to contain a deeper, and particularly an allegorical interpretation, in addition to its literal interpretation; this was not conscious disingenuousness but a natural mode of amalgamating the Greek philosophic with the Hebraic doctrines. Philo
greek events human-experience
We're not mere spectators, or a cosmic accident, or some sideshow, or the Greek chorus to the main event. The human experience IS the main event. Terence McKenna
greek architecture geometry
Greek architecture is the flowering of geometry. Ralph Waldo Emerson
greek-yogurt giving perfect
For me, having greek yogurt and some granola is the perfect start-up breakfast because it has many benefits. Its filling, healthy and gives me energy to start my day. Shantel VanSanten
greek study
Without Greek studies there is no education. Leo Tolstoy
greek keds capitol
I always read the Capitol as f—ked up pansexuality, everybody is doing everybody. Back to Greek and Roman times! It’s all happening. Lenny Kravitz
greek financial blame
Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response. Lawrence Summers
greek vex dutch
I said it in Hebrew—I said it in Dutch— I said it in German and Greek; But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) That English is what you speak! Lewis Carroll
greek age boyhood
Mankind became hysterical in the Middle Ages because it poorly repressed the sexual impressions of its Greek boyhood. Karl Kraus
greek heroic
A heroic nature is very Greek. Patrick Wilson
greek despair lines
Before you realize this truth, say the Yogis, you will always be in despair, a notion nicely expressed in this exasperated line from the Greek stoic philosopher Epictetus: 'You bear God within you, poor wretch, and know it not. Elizabeth Gilbert
greek comedy fraternity
I made 'Going Greek', which was a very sort of crappy fraternity comedy that I did back in 2000. Justin Zackham
greek ancient-greek ancient
The life of the ancient Greeks and Romans has profoundly influenced our own, and yet the ways in which they affect us do not present themselves on the surface of our ordinary experiences. John Dewey
greek way surprise
So it won't be a surprise when the Greek default actually happens and we expect it one way or the other to be relatively soon. Lucas Papademos