Scandinavian Quote by Michael Lewis

“Icelanders are among the most inbred human beings on earth—geneticists often use them for research.”

— Michael Lewis

“Island populations often breed strange and interesting genomes. Because Iceland is so small, with a precisely known chronology of inhabitation to the present day,…

— Adam Rutherford

For us Icelanders, the Sagas are like the Bible, only much better.

— Hallgrimur Helgason

Fifteen hundred years is ample time in which to lose mutual comprehension. Iceland was colonized by the Norwegians at the end of the ninth…

— Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

“Paganism, it turns out, was the original Icelandic religion before a mass conversion in the year 1000. That was largely seen as a business…

— Eric Weiner

We must become Icelanders in soccer, Israelis in defending our land, Japanese in technology.

— Volodymyr Zelensky

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.

— Bjork

We Icelanders are an excellent animal model for humans. This is exactly the way you find common disease genes.

— Kari Stefansson

Icelanders are grateful to meet foreigners who have heard of their country. And even more grateful to hear someone say it deserves better.

— Halldór Laxness

Icelanders love to speak English. Their English is a joy to hear because of how colloquial and idiomatic it is, but they appreciate your…

— John Grant

“Yet the ailment is virtually nonexistent in Iceland. There is a higher prevalence of the disorder in the northeastern United States than in Iceland.…

— Eric Weiner

I don't care where the players come from, whether they are English, Scandinavian, German, or Chinese whatever.

— Michael van Gerwen