Olympia Dukakis Quotes

You don’t stay married for thirty-nine years because of s*x or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

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.

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.

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.

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