“It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality.” PeopleShouldYoungLiteratureGrowsWealthQualityGrowing UpGenerationsPityVarietyGreekLatinOur GenerationFreshness Author:James Loeb
“I think the funds that have been pledged at Euro Summit combined with the outcome of the private sector involvement process should be sufficient in order to support financially the Greek economy.” ThinkingShouldHas BeensOrderProcessSupportEconomyGreekOutcomesSufficientFundSummitInvolvementPrivate SectorEuro Author:Lucas Papademos
“Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked out what I thought would be most useful to me, particularly chemistry, which opened a new world, mathematics and physics, a little Greek and Latin, botany and and geology. I was far from satisfied with what I had learned, and should have stayed longer.” WorldShouldYearsLittlesWould BeScienceCoursesStudyFourShould HaveMathematicsUniversityPhysicsSatisfiedGreekLatinChemistryNew WorldFour YearsGeologyWisconsinBotany Book:Essential Muir Source: Essential Muir
“Ultimately all hominids came from Africa, and therefore everyone in America should simply check the box next to 'African-American.' My maternal grandmother was German and my maternal grandfather was Greek. The next time I fill out one of those forms I am going to check 'Other' and write in the truth about my racial and cultural heritage: 'African-Greek-German-American.' And proud of it.” ThinkingShouldWritingAmericaFormNextProudBoxesChecksAfrican AmericanGreekGrandmotherHeritageGrandfatherNext TimeCultural HeritageHominids Book:Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Source: Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time