Scandinavians Quotes

25 Scandinavians quotes by 22 unique authors

There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no action. — John Henrik Clarke
A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write… — Eric Partridge
My favourite shows of the year are House of Cards, the Scandinavian versions of The Killing and The Bridge, and my guilty pleasure is everything… — Ricky Gervais
I thought I could organise freedom/How Scandinavian of me ... — Bjork
I suspect most self-described 18-year-old Scandinavian women named Inga who collect and wear string bikinis are, in reality, more likely to be middle-aged, pot-bellied guys… — Pat Sajak
My husband is from Finland, so every so often I'll throw a Scandinavian-themed party. — Sarah Rafferty
It is my express wish that in awarding the [Nobel Prizes] no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall… — Alfred Nobel
Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions… — Hjalmar Branting
The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated. — Jo Nesbo
Ever since the '70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks… — Jo Nesbo
My influence is probably more from American crime writers than any Europeans. And I hardly read any Scandinavian crime before I started writing myself. I… — Jo Nesbo
Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel to show they… — Jo Nesbo
Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish… — Camilla Lackberg
Scandinavian-Danish cuisine was something quite rustic, mostly known for pastries and smorgasbord cuisine, which in itself has become a joke. — Rene Redzepi
More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation. — David Korten
I always joke that I'm a British actress trying to break into Scandinavian TV. — MyAnna Buring
I was a journalism major, and I would take creative writing classes as part of that, but I would also look for opportunities to write… — George R. R. Martin
I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that… — John Diefenbaker
And it is practically the same in the case of the four or five million poor peasants in France, and also for Switzerland, Belgium, Holland,… — Herman Gorter
Naturally I never had the intention to offend or alienate Slavs. … What makes me different from the ‘nazis’ are basically three things; unlike them… — Varg Vikernes
They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese. — Christian Lacroix
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
I believe Western culture -- rule of law, universal suffrage, etc. -- is preferable to Arab culture: that's why there are millions of Muslims in… — Mark Steyn
Whenever someone refers to me as someone "who happens to be black," I wonder if they realize that both my parents are black. If I… — Thomas Sowell
Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Death's this tall guy with a bone face, like a skeletal monk, with a scythe and… — Neil Gaiman

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