Top 20 Philomena's Quotes
#1. I feel with this film that as long as we tell Philomena's story and as long as we're true to her, which Jeff and Steve have already done by writing the story ... we must not sell her short;. She's a most remarkable woman and all my concern was that we must be absolutely true to her story.
Judi Dench
#2. Christ died to free us from the burden of our sin, but he never, so far as [Sister Philomena:] could see, lifted a finger to free us from our stupidity
Hilary Mantel
#3. A father's pride, laid on thick, has always made me wish that the fellow had at least experienced some pain during procreation.
Karl Kraus
#4. Atheism is the absence of a belief in a god, nothing more. If the theist wishes to draw monumental implications from this lack of belief, he must argue for his claims.
George H. Smith
#5. Philomena spun a tale about a butterfly that turned back into a caterpillar - saying that the butterfly would rather live in the cocoon for years than fly under the sun for only a few short days.
"Butterflies don't last," said Philomena solemnly.
Anya Allyn
#6. But I've got you, you're caught! For a half-hellhound like you are, Solomon's Key is what is called for.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
#7. It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.
Lesley Garrett
#8. This is just the loveliest news. I'm so happy for everybody involved, and so proud to have been part of the wonderful experience that Philomena has been.
Judi Dench
#9. You cannot have a really terrific library without at least one terrific librarian, the way you cannot have a really terrific bedroom unless you can lock the door.
Lemony Snicket
#10. Heaven is not as narrowly literal-minded as hell.
Poul Anderson
#11. Pray to Saint Philomena, What ever you ask from her, She will obtain for you.
Pope Gregory XVI
#12. Whatever you do, do it for love. If you keep to that, your path will never wander so far from the light that you can never return.
Jim Butcher
#13. I'm always looking for a nexus, where you can put all these diverse people together, see how they respond to one another, see what they learn about each other, and what they like and don't like.
Jenji Kohan
#14. Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.
Sophie Kennedy Clark
#15. Nudity is natural but not until a person accepts and loves who they are.
Jolene Blalock
#16. We know about the issue of children being sold and adopted and taken away but what is so extraordinary is how these two people come through something like - how both of them do, in actual fact. I think that she's one of the most considerable people I've ever met, Philomena.
Judi Dench
#17. Not being able to talk sucks. There's no doubt about that. There's a lot of times when I almost feel like I'm trapped inside of myself. Like if I don't talk or yell or scream or laugh I'm going to explode. A lot of the time it almost feels like I'm suffocating.
Keary Taylor
#18. It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in direct proportion to our lack of confidence in ourselves. The end of this century is an unusually difficult time to be a leader in Australia.
Hugh Mackay
#19. 'Philomena' was even better than I had expected. I was so pleased to see the evil Irish nuns thoroughly exposed, and I thought Judi Dench gave a flawless performance, as did everybody else.
Claire Tomalin
