Top 533 Quotes & Sayings by Finnish Authors - Page 7

I want to do a musical. I want to write a book. I have all these ideas and I can't get away from them.

When I played in Germany there was also a good atmosphere in the games but this is better at Celtic.

During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.

I wonder if the nursery and the chamber of horrors are as far apart as people think?

In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.

I know what level my skills are and what I am still yet to be capable of by getting better.

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films.

There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one of the bigger technical projects in this area, and it changed how people looked at it because Linux took both the practical and ideological approach.

I think it's a crime to prevent love from happening.

Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.

Of course, when you start in pole, winning is the only target you have.

I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks - all kinds of silly products - but I tried to make the commercials different.

The origins of my career as a peace mediator can be found from my childhood years. I was born in the city of Viipuri, then still part of Finland. We lost Viipuri when the Soviet Union attacked my country. Along with 400,000 fellow Karelians, I became an eternally displaced person in the rest of Finland.

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.

I always remind myself the only thing that matters is I perform on track and that's all I need to do.

On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o'clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk to the other end of town, as the big harbour is just the right setting for buying a Christmas tree. We spend hours choosing, looking at every branch suspiciously. It's always cold.

Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.

I will never risk my wellbeing for my career and it's always worked out well for me and led me to the right places.

I think Sia is a pretty good reference for me because her way of 'singing and the way she composes the melodies and writes the lyrics is very similar to what I've always done.

I love the Ronettes, the 'do-run-run-run' pop stuff. I love the lyrics, having 'blue, blue blue' being repetitive.

Actually I do not listen to much opera music.

Celtic are a great, traditional club.

In the range of music that we play - roughly 300 years' worth-there really are more similarities than differences.

I didn't really adapt to Scottish football well, but I enjoyed my time there. The physical nature and the pace of the game was a big thing, and many of the teams defended really deep against Celtic so there was not so much space to run in behind. That's a big part of my game, so that was one thing as well.

One small decision, for me to get on a flight from Finland to the U.K. - I had no idea how that one small thing could just change my whole life forever.

There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages.

The sound was my greatest concern. There were certain difficulties getting used to the way every musician can hear his or herself, the way each of them relates to the musician in the next seat.

I like to listen to mellow stuff on the road like Travis, as we are constantly surrounded by rock music on tour and so its nice listening to mellow stuff. Obviously back at home I listen to a lot more rock music.

The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important.

Whatever the reason is, I hope we can finish talking about the Olympics. It's gone, it's behind us. The schedule wasn't proper for players who went there and there is some fatigue in a lot guys' play right now.

Of course, I can't be like Gary Hooper or anyone else because I'm me.

The only people that can make peace are the parties to the conflict, and just as they are responsible for the conflict and its consequences, so should they be given responsibility and recognition for the peace.

So many months in the 'X Factor' house and sharing my room with five other girls was tough.

When I was a kid, I would watch the grands prix. Everyone dreamt of becoming a race driver, while I only started thinking about it when I was 18 or 19. Only at that age did I seriously start thinking about this job. Before then, I would change ideas from one second to the next.

For me, there are no borders in music in general.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

I really believe in melody.

Music is emotion; it's a beautiful thing that connects people despite their age or differences or cultural differences and anything. We are still the same, and we can love the same things.

You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term.

Society is becoming less and less transparent. People no longer know where decisions that substantially affect their lives are taken, nor by whom, nor how.

I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords.

Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense.

I have never acted in one and I'm not at all interested to do so either.

It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden.

I've been requested by hundreds of metal bands to be part of their albums or side projects.

Neil Lennon was a great manager; he really got your team in the mood and wanting to play for him.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much.

I'm a big James Bond fan. I've got a collection of them.

The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it's a very scary thing to play so quietly that you can barely hear yourself.

Since I started in motor racing I've worked with people from all over the world. We are all here to go racing and prejudice will never play any part in that.

Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls.

My name is Linus, and I am your God.

I enjoy playing golf, but no, I don't think golf helps driving. It does take my mind away from driving, though; every time I play golf, I don't think about Formula 1.

In general, I like healthy foods. Everything that's natural and clean.

Yeah I'm still writing. I've got about 14 tracks now. But we've been on tour so we haven't had time to get back to a rehearsal place.

Every time I jump in the car I feel very happy. Racing is what I love to do and I am very lucky I can do it.