Floor Jansen Quotes
I don't need to be the singer of Nightwish 24/7 when I'm not touring or when I want to go to the supermarket in my comfy pants.
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I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
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Irish mythology is gorgeous, and so are the fairies, but they are very misrepresented in the U.K. They are not little creatures with wings.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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Every home that I have is paid for, every car that I have is paid for, and I am a hundred-million-dollar man. I mean, this is the truth; it's not a lie.
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If you're not a beautiful person, you can't do anything about it.
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My wife is unusually kind and generous, but she's no fool. You don't mess with her.
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People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.
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We in this entertainment industry try to act like we're so super powerful. we're not being honest, because we're human, and in our humanity there's a little fear.
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Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
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The world is a better place with Saddam Hussein gone.
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We went to church twice a week. My parents were employed in ministry; we prayed before dinner. We rollerbladed in the summer. We were allowed to watch the 'Simpsons.' I fought with my younger brother over Legos.
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I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of. Like everyone else, I need to eat. But I'm a very unbusinesslike person, and I keep my price low. I'm not a mass product. I'm not everyone's cup of tea.
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When we did shoot in the East Village, they had to spread around a lot of trash and put transparencies of graffiti up in front of the walls.
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There is no separation in Divine Mind, therefore, I cannot be separated from the love and companionship which are mine by divine right.
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...I sense that stepping into the light is also a powerful metaphor for consciousness, for the birth of the knowing mind, for the simple and yet momentous coming of the sense of self into the world of the mental.
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There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.
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I can't be left unsupervised.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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You've got to separate the singer and the songs.
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I've seen a couple of singer switches happen right before my eyes, one being Roy Khan to Tommy Karevik in Kamelot, and the other was Anette Olzon to Floor Jansen in Nightwish. Those happened with me present, and I saw how well the fans took to these singers because they were presented in the proper way.
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The music business is a crazy game, especially for somebody like me who is really a purist about the art. Trying to balance the pressures of commercialism, it's a tightrope. It's a fine line between sticking to your guns and insanity.
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When I'm running fast, I don't feel anything, it's effortless, it's like my feet don't even touch the ground, it's like I'm flying.
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I don't need to be the singer of Nightwish 24/7 when I'm not touring or when I want to go to the supermarket in my comfy pants.
