Bitter? No, it’s something we drink.
If we think that the way we live is good enough, then we’re completely wrong. You have to be able to doubt so that you can see that it can be done differently.
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
Just because you’re unique, doesn’t mean you’re useful.
If a man says you’re ugly, he’s just mean. If a woman says you’re ugly, she’s just jealous. If a kid says you’re ugly, you’re ugly.
Money is not everything, only about 87.5 percent
In a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit in his face.
I am completely overwhelmed. It’s a good thing you don’t turn 100 every day. Even though I don’t have that much energy anymore, I still want to take a few more years.
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to subside. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
Why fall in love, when you can fall asleep
I’ve never given myself a lot of credit because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself – when I got divorced and took control of my life.
I don’t think you should think too much about the fact that time is passing and you’re not a teenager anymore. Then you just get plagued and get even more wrinkles and look even more grumpy and sad.
Being a rock star isn’t all fun and games. That’s a lot of money, too.
When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
You start by saving up 100 million kroner and take it from there.
I’ve never worried about my color. I never had the black thing. If the whole world was like this, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe it is. I don’t have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.
When you get as old as I am and no longer have a husband or dog, and the children have long since left home, you can sit and get a little wiser by thinking. Then it’s time to edit your memories and start looking at your life again. First come the regrets, then come the wrongs you’ve done, mistakes you’ve made – and all the things you can sit and brood over if you’re already in a bad mood. But you can also understand people and contexts in a new way.
Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers.
If one is not happy with oneself, then why should others be?
If you don’t heal what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.
The more you grow, the more you realize that nothing is more important than sleep.
Some of life’s big questions: Where do we come from, where are we going and where do we put the empty bottles?
Remember, when you point a finger at someone there are three more pointing back at you.
The pill is one of the biggest advances I’ve seen.