Nana Mouskouri Quotes

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.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.

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.

When you want something very dearly, you make the time.

When I was singing, everybody liked me.

UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life.

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.

The secret is to cook the aubergines the day before and let them dry of all the oil they drank in cooking. When you cook aubergine, they eat a lot of oil. It can be very heavy.

The idea of the European community is never face a war again.

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.

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.

My friends gave me the first songs which was the first food in my soul for me.

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.

It’s nice to look good, but the most important thing is to be you.

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.

I was born a singer. I need to do that.

I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.

I think sometimes you are born with a song.

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.

I grew up thinking that singing was my security.