George Vecsey Quotes

I know Schweinsteiger very well, and I used to play with him. He's a very good guy and a legend.

Democritus's work on the void was revolutionary.

Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

The Greeks were the first intellectualists. In a world where the irrational had played the chief role, they came forward as the protagonists of the mind.

The wise man of Miletus thus declared the first of things is water

Cynicism was a school in Greece - the Cynics. Diogenes is a famous Cynic. There was a strong belief in nihilism and narcissism. Those are old schools too.

So then there was the Greek, Socrates, he was great... He invented questioning. Before Socrates, no questioning. Everyone sort of went, ''Yeah, I suppose so.

Like many of the ideas that mattered in the American Revolution, extraterrestrials got their start in antiquity. The Greek philosopher Epicurus speculated that the universe must be infinite, eternal and abounding in 'worlds' just like our own.

While most of those who hold that the whole heaven is finite say that the earth lies at the center, the philosophers of Italy, the so-called Pythagoreans, assert the contrary. They say that in the middle there is fire, and that the earth is one of the stars, and by its circular motion round the center produces night and day

Women played no part in Athenian high culture. They could not vote, attend the theatre, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy. But the male orientation of Greek culture was inseparable of its genius. Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny.

The idea that time is an illusion is an old one, predating any Times Square ball drop or champagne celebrations. It reaches back to the days of Heraclitus and Parmenides, pre-Socratic thinkers who are staples of introductory philosophy courses.

My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.

Neymar is extraordinary.

Ronaldinho is the biggest idol in football for me. I like him a lot.

Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.

Growing up watching the Premier League, the person with the most presence was Gilberto Silva. He was everywhere in Brazil. His matches were always televised. He was the main figure I was following in the Premier League.

Patrick Vieira was one of my favourite players.

Messi, there is only one, as there was only one Maradona. You cannot replace players like them.

Neymar is an exceptional player.

One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.

Kaka, he made history with Milan and if he is loved so much it means he did well.

I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

Giggs is the realest.

The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long.