“Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.”

There is a very vibrant cultural scene in Stockholm. There are lots of places where there are concerts, and there are loads of museums and theaters.

And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it’s natural that human rights come first.

To doubt is to have faith in the worst possible outcome.

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them.

You sit there for hours, days and weeks with a guitar and piano until something good comes.

I just assumed we were being sent up. But now I see they were paying tribute to us

The situation in America is when it starts moving there, all the bands from England move over to America and work from there, so that they’re available all the time for everyone that wants them in person.

I simply haven’t the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.

If I have any talent at all, it is not for doing but for being.

Fashion is a way of not having to decide who you are. Style is deciding who you are and being able to perpetuate it.

I had a friend who had two degrees of being made up: when invited I would say ‘Can I make up?’ and he would say ‘Oh yes – tinted?’, or he would say, ‘Oh yes – clotted?’

I always like hair being a little messy because I think there’s something appealing about the whimsy of putting on a gown with any hair or make-up – just stepping into it, and you’re ready.

I don’t think you can really be proud of being gay because it isn’t something you’ve done. You can only be proud of not being ashamed.

Being humble matters.

Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.