Nana Mouskouri quotes

The Berlin Wall go down, that was the most wonderful thing that could happen, absolutely. I celebrated with everybody in Berlin that day when the Wall was down. (Nana Mouskouri)
I like to cook, but mostly Greek. When I am confused or tired, I think about what I can cook. It takes you away from everything, as you are thinking only of your dish.
Nana Mouskouri
It's nice to look good, but the most important thing is to be you.
Nana Mouskouri
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.
Nana Mouskouri
When I started to work with UNICEF, it was a new way of giving some love and care to the world.
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One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.
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How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.
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Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.
Nana Mouskouri
When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.
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The idea of the European community is never face a war again. (Nana Mouskouri)
I grew up thinking that singing was my security.
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If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.
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I was born a singer. I need to do that.
Nana Mouskouri
My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.
Nana Mouskouri
With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.
Nana Mouskouri
There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange for a singer.
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I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing.
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For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice.
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I think sometimes you are born with a song.
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UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life. (Nana Mouskouri)
Wherever you turn, there is always something wrong with the politicians. They have everything they need to save the world, and they don't save it.
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Once I was condemned to three months' absolute silence. As I could not speak, I wrote a book.
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When I was singing, everybody liked me.
Nana Mouskouri
I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.
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