Melina Mercouri

Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures.

— Melina Mercouri

Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel.

— Melina Mercouri

We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well…

— Melina Mercouri

I want to believe in a personal god who looks after me and my loved ones and knows every sparrow that falls.…

— Melina Mercouri

In Greece we're too poor to go to psychiatrists -- we have friends instead.

— Melina Mercouri

There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles.

— Melina Mercouri

You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are our noblest…

— Melina Mercouri

In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon.

— Melina Mercouri

We are ready to say that we rule the entire Elgin enterprise as irrelevant to the present.

— Melina Mercouri

And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions…

— Melina Mercouri

After independence was gained, one of the first Acts passed by the Greek government was for the protection and preservation of national…

— Melina Mercouri

England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives…

— Melina Mercouri

Enthusiasm is a wonderful thing. In South America they throw flowers to you. In Greece Greeks throw themselves.

— Melina Mercouri

You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something -…

— Melina Mercouri