Olympia Dukakis Best Quotes & Sayings

The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to the infinite universe that surrounds me? — Leo Tolstoy

It's especially important for my little girl to see her papa at work. — Luis Suarez

The path of life on our planet and maybe many others does not need a divinity to thrive, it needs no excuse to live, owes no debt to the universe because it is a part of the universe, no driving force other than the primal forces of physics and chemistry are needed, those two sets created biology, and if you backtrack all of the life on the Earth, you inevitably end up looking at stardust. — Steve Merrick

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. — Olympia Dukakis

Sometimes I feel as if four thousand years of silencing women, of the fear of women who were burned in oil or eviscerated in front of their daughters, is imprinted deep within me and has altered my DNA. — Olympia Dukakis

Follow your heart, your instincts. People might try to dissuade you from your passion, but no one can live your life but you. — Olympia Dukakis

You don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you. — Olympia Dukakis

When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin. — Olympia Dukakis

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired,' said Maxie.
'I know how that feels,' said Blue.
'I think some Pharaoh had that carved on his tomb,' Maxie added.
'Yeah? Times don't change much, do they? — Charlie Higson

It was said that the gods favored fools because they were entertaining to watch. — N.K. Jemisin

One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own. — John O'Donohue

Yes, and they'll pay. I promise. But you can't throw away your life, suffering for those who are no longer with you. You have to move on, my sweet. Leave the revenge to me. It is what I am good at. — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her. — Olympia Dukakis

I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness. — Olympia Dukakis

In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not so many military dictatorships. Although we have a dictator in Honduras, as a result of a coup, now as a president, he is almost the only one I would say. But again led or managed, gestated by the U.S. government. — Evo Morales

Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work. — Olympia Dukakis

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say. — Patricia Cornwell

Winning is everything in Hollywood. — Olympia Dukakis

The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain. — Olympia Dukakis

I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do. — Olympia Dukakis

I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me. — Olympia Dukakis

So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today. — Olympia Dukakis

People blush when one of their core truths is revealed. — Keith Ablow

Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth. — Olympia Dukakis

It's easy to gravitate toward something negative as opposed to something positive, especially if you're an outsider. — Blake Judd

The rhythm of life runs in cycles. There are times in the darkness and times in the light. The energy of life is like the rain forest in Borneo. Things live, grow, die, fall to the forest floor, rot and then they are born again-Olympia Dukakis — Ellyn Spragins

I feel it most in my work, because there aren't roles about women who are spiritually evolving. That anyone would even write something like that, something that's worth doing, would be a miracle! — Olympia Dukakis

Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me! — Olympia Dukakis

God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence. — Olympia Dukakis

Foreign aid is not something the vast majority of Americans support, but definitely not conservatives. — Rand Paul

Rhythm of life runs in cycles there are times in the darkness and time in the light. — Olympia Dukakis

I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk. — Olympia Dukakis

What you don't know about women is alot. — Olympia Dukakis

Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve. — Olympia Dukakis

I have spent my life going from mania to mania. Somehow it has all paid off. — Ray Bradbury

My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am. — Olympia Dukakis