Top 533 Quotes & Sayings by Finnish Authors - Page 3

If I see someone that's too arrogant, that's not how I was raised.

A theatre is the most important sort of house in the world because that's where people are shown what they could be if they wanted and what they'd like to be if they dared to and what they really are.

Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.

Play as well as you can; that's it, as opposed to creating these odd paranoias, trying to be something you're not.

When I did some Nascar races this year I noticed that I was increasingly missing the racing side, to race against each other, because in rallying you really race against the clock.

Like several hundred thousand fellow Karelians, we became refugees in our own country as great power politics caused the borders of Finland to be redrawn and left my home town as part of the Soviet Union.

The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius.

As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.

When I need some energy in the morning I can put a metal CD in my player, because it gets me going! Classical music will send me off the road!

We need to make sure F1 stays the quickest category of all, and GP2 is not that far away, so that's a little bit worrying.

I felt like an outsider. The only time you get to really know guys is on the ice, and I couldn't be there.

I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything.

If the seams are showing, there is something wrong with the performance or the construction of the piece. This idea is completely at odds with our modern visual experience, because everything today is based on montage.

Louis Vuitton has a long history with collaborations.

There should be more LGBT people on TV.

Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.

I have to be cautious about how I dress, what I eat/drink and when I sleep so that my voice can shine as its best in each of my shows.

I played in Germany which is quite a physical league.

There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on.

Scottish football doesn't suit me perfectly, how I want to play football.

I think Honey G is a brand, she's an inspiration for me at least.

I have very different kinds of songs - there are these film-music-type of songs, and then metal, metal, metal, ha-ha! These are different kinds of styles, so not every musician can play both types of music.

I don't want to sing about going to a party with friends, I want to sing meaningful songs that can inspire people and I think Sia's songs are really deep. 'Chandelier' is about young girls who think they have to please others to be loved and that really touched me.

When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.

With my classical training and coming from a metal band, producers didn't know what to expect. I like to shock people, though.

I don't want to be difficult personally. On stage is the right place for a diva.

I think for me 'X Factor' was the hardest thing I've ever done.

At the beginning of 'Solo,' Chewbacca is a stray dog from the streets who has been beaten. He is very guarded and not trusting of the outside world. When the situation arises, he calls upon the powers he has and can do amazing things.

We are convinced that Turkey would be a useful member of the European Union.

I think you should have some more lesbian women out here on the British TV!

I think it's interesting to speak when you have something to say.

When I started go-karting at the age of six, I always dreamt of becoming a Formula One driver.

For sure, some things have changed with the way I feel about things, like my mindset and everything. But you always learn every year about your mindset and what works for you.

When I do defensive work well it always helps my offensive game.

I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.

When I'm doing something, I do it with my heart. And so if I feel good about something, I'm going for it; one hundred percent I'm on it.

Finns love if their athletes do well, then they support.

I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older.

If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.

Love is the funeral of hearts.

I love photography myself.

I always wanted to be alongside a very quick teammate and tough teammate.

This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of people sitting around smoking cigarettes and talking about films, but nobody really doing anything.

I listen to classical music when I need to relax. It depends a lot on mood.

We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end.

I'm a naturally very competitive person and I've been competing in triathlons throughout 2012 to keep fit and keep my mind sharp.

Normally, I like to eat at home. We don't go out much. The food at home is so good.

Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.

The Americans are very effective and action-driven.

When I was 12 there was a big shift in mindset and I realised that if I want to get something out of it then I need to work hard and focus all my energy just for this sport and that's when I started training and taking things more seriously. I became a lot more self-critical and analysed the driving more and more, and that was when I was 12.

All men are chums who will never leave each other in the lurch. A chum doesn't forgive, he just forgets - women forgive everything but never forget. Being forgiven is very unpleasant.

Myself, I would love to record and film every performance I make, as each concert is special and unique.

If I walked down a street back home people would recognise me, but they wouldn't approach me.

Sometimes it would be nice not to be recognizable!

I was kind of, I would say, even obsessed with music. I wanted to start learning piano when I was six years old, and after that, my parents were very supportive and they took me to several kinds of music lessons. So music filled all my childhood.

Sometimes a song can be born in few minutes, if the feeling is right, some other times it can take days.

If you think of people, the majority of us, we can't do what we really love. I am really grateful that I can work with my dream.

I think we should have Eurovision every week. It's a really beautiful event, and it's very deep.

When we're at the end of The Rite of Spring or of a Bruckner symphony, I want people to feel the music physically.