And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?

Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures.

In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon.

You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.

In Greece we're too poor to go to psychiatrists -- we have friends instead.

Enthusiasm is a wonderful thing. In South America they throw flowers to you. In Greece Greeks throw themselves.

England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots.

There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles.

Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel.

After independence was gained, one of the first Acts passed by the Greek government was for the protection and preservation of national monuments.

It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.

Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone.

Any man may make a mistake none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

When I watch 'Breaking Bad,' my stomach is in knots.

I know it's not very masculine to say the moon is beautiful...but it is!

... the main concern of the fiction writer is with mystery as it is incarnated in human life.

And anyway, I suspect he secretly liked it when a woman was cold and distant

There are moments in history that people should be reminded of.

Keep your mind going in the right direction, and your life will catch up with it.

I know what I want and what I might gain, and yet, how profitless to know.