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

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Source : "A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great" by J. B. Bury, 2nd edition, (p. 683), 1913.

J. B. Bury

#Kings Quotes #People Quotes #Greek Quotes

“There's a need to reform Medicare, but not a need to cut a half trillion dollars out of Medicare.”
“These things...they are who you are. They brought you here. To this day. You didn't give me a chance to understand that ever the unattractive parts of you, the messy parts, were something I could accept.”
“Christ, I'm in a Doris Day movie”
“Schopenhauer had been Hitler's philosophical god in the early days. In power it was Nietzsche.”
“... one's own faults are always a heavy chain to drag through life and one can't help groaning under the weight now and then.”
“My last two records that I made were both quite pointed in one direction and I think I do my best stuff when it's all over the map, when there's a couple traditional things, a couple pretty rocking things.”
“Many of the women who benefited from thyroid therapy provided added evidence that it was the thyroid which was responsible. There were the women who, upon being relieved of their {menstrual} problems, stopped taking medication only to return in a few months with their original complaints. Thyroid therapy again overcame their difficulties.”
“I always enjoy Oslo. It's a beautiful city, especially on a cold winter day.”

Source : "Greg Rutherford: 'I ate sushi with Charlize Theron and Usher'". Interview with Nick McGrath, www.telegraph.co.uk. November 7, 2016.

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