Asia Quote by Fred Phelps

The more I see of the Swedes, the more I am convinced that there is no kinder, simpler, and honester people in the world.

— Bayard Taylor

Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education,…

— Alexander Skarsgard

“Figure two-, three-hundred-kilometer-an-hour winds, lightning, torrential rains. You’re far enough inland to avoid the three-kilometer-high tsunami.” “Basic wrath of God package, minus drowning,”

— James S.A. Corey

I think that's what makes many Swedes jealous of immigrant groups. You have a culture, an identity, a history, something that brings you together.…

— Mona Sahlin

I will never be able to go back to Sweden without knowing inside myself that I'd done all a man could do to save…

— Raoul Wallenberg

“many is the time the poor fellows, just buttoning the necks of their clean frocks, are startled by the cry of "There she blows!"…

— Herman Melville

We've always created stuff to go beyond our Swedish borders. I think we've always wanted to be noticed - to be known outside of…

— Johan Renck

Sweden was once a very homogenous society, but no more. For decades, people have been coming into Sweden from all over the world, and…

— Marcus Samuelsson

“What do I care for Sweden? I detest her, Worse than the pit of hell…”

— Friedrich Schiller

What is perhaps more worthy of note than how many tsunami dead we've seen, however, is how many other recent dead we have not…

— Bruce Jackson

The Swedes got there first - their dramas were always the darkest and most upsetting, and we used to love them when I was…

— Kim Bodnia

“Will we welcome people who flee submerged coastlines and sinking islands—or will we imprison them?”

— Jeff Goodell