Denmark Quotes

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I want my words to survive translation. I know when I write a book now I will have to go and spend three days being… — Kazuo Ishiguro
I had an encyclopedia with a list of flags in the back, so I would look at all these flags of China and Liberia and… — George R. R. Martin
Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent. — Donella Meadows
You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years… — Viggo Mortensen
As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can… — Viggo Mortensen
At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match. — Michel Patini
I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also sang for the Soviet people, one of the finest musical… — Paul Robeson
The truth is that the United States doesn't need, and shouldn't have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark, does… — James Surowiecki
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. — William Shakespeare
There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says...it's payback time! — Jasper Fforde
You can't just skip the boring parts." "Of course I can skip the boring parts." "How do you know they're boring if you don't read… — Gary D. Schmidt
On those nights, the words were for me alone. They came up unbidden from my heart. They spilled over my tongue and spilled out my… — Jennifer Donnelly
Farewell, farewell," said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest… — Hans Christian Andersen
Alas, poor Yorick!" he said. "She heard mermaids, so it follows that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I have caught an… — Diana Wynne Jones
When people evaluate their life, they compare themselves to a standard of what a successful life is, and it turns out that standard tends to… — Daniel Kahneman
Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic training nor the… — Anne Fortier
Denmark is a small nation of five million people, but our economy is completely dependent on our commercial fleet. Every family has some connection to… — Tobias Lindholm
If the world were an orange with 18 segments meeting at the top (the North Pole), roughly 8 of them would be in Russia, Canada… — Alex Shoumatoff
Several countries - among them Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, Israel and Sweden - ban or severely restrict the use of wild animals in… — Peter Singer
I love Denmark. But it is a very safe place, and it is easy to let the state look after everything for you. — Agnes Obel

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