Maj Sjowall Quotes
Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.
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I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really.
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I'm a total people pleaser.
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That's what Kiss is all about - not just music, but entertainment, y'know? We're there to take you away from your problems, and rock and roll all night and party every day for those two hours you're at the concert.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didn't: It was basically a semantics game.
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When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
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My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
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Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.
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To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.
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My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.
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My main ambition is to be of use to my country and my people.
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These movements are leading the country to a point that is unsustainable; I can't continue to govern under these circumstances.
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I won't say that 'shotgun' is the word I'd prefer to use, but we certainly do a lot of investments.
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When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him.
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Nature's first green is gold.
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Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.
