Greek Heritage Quotes

I'm Greek, and we're conspiratorial by nature.

The Macedonian people and their kings were of Greek stock, as their traditions and the scanty remains of their language combine to testify.

I lived in Greece for about four years of my life, and living there had a huge impact on my life growing up. My father was very much adamant that we would learn about our culture. It's a very rich culture to be a part of since it has such a great history behind it. I definitely carry that in my job, and I am very passionate.

My mother is from Greece: she comes from Vrahos, a small village in Kastoria.

Many of our ideas of democracy, so much of our literature and philosophy and science can be traced back to roots right here in Athens.

We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts have their roots in Greece. But for Greece… we might still have been savages and idolators.

We talked about politics constantly in my family growing up in North Carolina. There were always debates. Being of Greek background, it's in our blood to drink coffee and talk politics.

I came from a tough neighborhood. I used to be a 'dirty Greek.'

I was spending most of my summers in Greece when I was a little girl, and at boarding school my first room-mate was Greek, so I guess I kind of had that Greek destiny.

I'm Greek-American, and I come from an immigrant-type background, and Greek-American parents want you to be a doctor or a lawyer. Because that's how you make money, and it's very respectable.

I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today.

I was born into a Greek family, and it was instilled in me not only to be passionate about the culture but also to be freaky loyal.

Homer is my example and his unchristened heart.

My father, who grew up picking olives on the Greek island of Lesbos, was a doctor. So my family expected me to become a physician.

It is great to be Greek, because I have one of the best heritages in the world.

The Greek side of my family are actually all really fair.

Greek blood courses through me.

We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece.

George was the easy part. As for Michael, I had always liked the name, and my father's brother is named Michael. I thought it was a good idea because there are a lot of Greeks in England with the second name of Michael; as a child I had a Greek friend whose second name was Michael. It was like getting the name that I wanted without having to get rid of the Greek element.

My mom and dad are second-generation Greek-Americans who instilled in our middle-class family the values of hard work, self-reliance, and service, exemplified by my father's tenure as a U.S. Marine who was stationed at Camp David under President Truman.

When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.

There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles.

If the world becomes pagan and perishes, the last man left alive would do well to quote the Iliad and die.

I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from a family of five.

There are two great centers of Hellenism. Athens is the capital of the Kingdom. Constantinople is the great capital, the City, the dream and hope of all Greeks.