America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
In Finland, within very broad government guidelines, teachers create their own curricula together across schools in every community and district. They don't… — Andy Hargreaves Copy Share Image
I was starting a group of musicians and we had a group of young composers in Finland back in the '70s, and… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
In Finland they are brilliant at ensuring no young person falls behind. From the day a child is born they are visited… — Liz Kendall Copy Share Image
He saved the production a tremendous amount. Now they did the scene where Omar is on the horse and he's in the… — Rod Steiger Copy Share Image
The thing is, Finland is such a small country. It only has a population of five million, which is half of London.… — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
Contemporary nations such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland, where women are half of the national legislatures, have more caring policies, less violence,… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
We love and lose in China, we weep on England's moors, and laugh and moan in Guinea, and thrive on Spanish shores.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
To fall asleep in your embrace,Land of our dreams, what bliss,O you our cradle, you our grave,You the new hope we ever… — Aleksis Kivi Copy Share Image
The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
When I am disgusted by certain American politicians, I fantasize moving away to Finland - a country in which I have worked… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
When you travel from your own country to another country for a long period, you do become aware of the differences. For… — Kaija Saariaho Copy Share Image
“the Finnish financial analyst Matias Möttölä calculates that in terms of revenue, Real Madrid would still only be the 120th largest company… — Simon Kuper Copy Share Image
The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can’t fool around. If you write about someone else, you can… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
We have a huge game coming up in semi-finals. Just studying Finland or the Americans, whoever we're playing. Just moving forward, working… — Gillian Apps Copy Share Image
