We read Greek and Norse mythology until it came out of our ears. And the Bible.
All my stories are like the Greek and Roman myths, and the Egyptian myths, and the Old and New Testament.
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
Something has got to hold it together. I'm saying my prayers to Elmer, the Greek god of glue.
A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.
Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel.
You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.
If I was a Greek citizen I'd be out there trying to bring down this monstrosity that has been put upon those people.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.
'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless.
There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.
The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either.
Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
The vast majority of Greeks accept the need for reform and want to keep our country inside the euro zone.
It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book – and that he did not learn it better.
The first of these phases is that of grammar, invented by the Greeks and carried on unchanged by the French. It never had any philosophical view of a language as such.
You can be a Polish American, or an Arab American, or a Greek American but you can't be English American. Why not?
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.'
Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin to construct the sites faster.
I have never felt any ethnic connection between the Greeks and me other than how hairy I am.
