"Philotimo... it's kind of like honor and respect and doing the right thing."
"Honor, loyalty, friendship, altruism... It's a Greek cultural thing... Philotimo is what it's called."
"This produced an attitude which was that it was the job of a man who was a citizen of a polis, beyond anything else, to fight bravely in the ranks of his army."
"The power of this idea and this commitment and it's beyond an idea somehow. It's sort of really bred and trained into the bones of every Greek man in the polis."
"It's this act of behaving as though they were gods that Greeks called hubris, this arrogant, violent, arrogant kind of exercise of power."
"The Greeks kind of did a lot after the Persians failed to conquer them, and they laid the foundations for our Western styles of theater, history, philosophy, and many different kinds of art."
"The Pitsa Panels: the oldest surviving examples of Greek panel painting, still in such good condition."
"Modern Greek still uses the very same alphabet that ancient Greek was written in, making it one of the most influential languages in the Western world."
"They were reputed to have a great love for Greek women and an even greater love for Greek wine."
"The statue of Zeus at Olympia was the physical representation of their God on Earth."
"No experience of the Greek table is complete without a visit to Crete."
"That should block, you ever had in my life; I'm gonna miss this, I'm gonna miss the whole experience here in Greece so much."
"The Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe; it was the other way about. The universe created the gods."
"Greek history is far more interesting when you take into account what the Greeks themselves said about the origin of their civilization and knowledge."
"Santorini has some of the best luxury restaurants in Greece."
"Greece is an amazing place with lots of history, really good food, good prices, great weather, great beaches, and everything."
"The shopping in Greece is like none other."
"The Greek mythology is full of Giants and different taxonomies of giants from demigod enormous beings to the mixture of Earthly and Heavenly."
"We believe that the Greeks invented dance."
"Greeks are big on flavors. They're big people, at least they speak big, they live big, they love big flows of their food."
"For the Greeks, the human body epitomized the balance and order of the cosmos."
"There is this Dionysian element of Destruction infusing Greek culture."
"Capture that fervor, that Parthenon, that Acropolis, that Sophocles, that Escalus."
"I think this goes to show that Greek food in general is amazing."
"We're gonna spend a lovely cozy three days and nights together on the Greek Isle of Skiathos."
"Philosophy began with a group of thinkers who were largely associated with the Greek world."
"The traits that are Greek-ish show up long before Alexander did."
"Both Parikia and Naoussa offer that quintessential Greek experience of wandering through charming narrow streets lined with pretty white buildings and vibrant flowers."
"The consonances on which the Greek musical system was based – fourth, fifth and octave – can thus be expressed by the arithmetic progression: 1 : 2 : 3 : 4."
"...let's just do something to fix these memory safety problems that keep happening over and over and over again."
"Democracy, literature, theater, mathematics, science, philosophy, and art all flourished in Greece during its golden age."
"Ancient Greeks used olive oil to protect their skin against sun damage and as a barrier to stop dirt from clogging their pores."
"The Greek word for peace, well that's actually a given name in Greek."
"We settled into Greek island living and we couldn't be happier with our decision."
"It's a Greek culture; it's rich; it's very passionate."
"Roman rule was merely temporary and in time the Greeks would retake their place as the leaders of civilization."
"Athens is an amazing city; it has awesome history, architecture, mythology."
"He was an Ionian Greek philosopher, divine numerologist, transcendental mathematician, a cult leader, an initiate and initiator of mysteries."
"The ancient Greeks believed in four virtues: wisdom, moderation, justice, and courage."
"The Greeks are clearly distinguished from the other great historic races by certain mark characteristics; they were the representatives of reason and humanity in the ancient world."
"Co-star of the film Zorba the Greek was Anthony Quinn."
"Theater was central to ancient Greeks - The communal sharing of stories was centered around the annual celebrations of the god Dionysus."
"The earliest celebrations involved participants from the community - men and women - gathering at the base of a hill singing what was called Dithyramb in honor of Dionysus."
"Greek religion was polytheistic, that is, the Greeks worshiped and propitiated many different gods, not just one."
"I could get my Greek residency because my parents are native from Greece."
"Greek culture at this time encompassed every aspect of civilization from literature to philosophy, science, architecture, the arts, mathematics, astronomy, law, medicine, war, and so on."
"The profound Greek, so uniquely susceptible to the subtlest and deepest suffering, was saved by art; and through art's life reclaimed him."
"The Greeks were much more fascinated with recording the details of their history than most of their neighbors."
"When the concept of coins arrived to the Greeks, it was accepted with open arms."
"Everything is going to be Greek themed - great music, great decor, great food."
"Greek acquired this incredible prestige."
"The combination of these principles contributed to every Greek's pursuit of arete, or personal excellence."
"Being Greek means getting used to good home-made food from childhood."
"The quality of food is above importance for the Greeks."
"Greek salad is popular all around the world."
"To hear unwelcome truths, to practice philosophy, to study, to write dialogues as a student, and to choose the Greek lifestyle."