I am self-created. I always wanted to make myself a better person because I wasn’t educated. But that was my dream – to have class.
It is better to have clean nails than soil between the ears.
If you only want to see dog shit, then there is dog shit.
At my age, you think about the afterlife. I’m mostly inclined to think there’s nothing there, but sometimes I can’t help but let my imagination run wild. My good friend Ulla Steen says she believes that all of us who like each other meet in the big angel bar where we are expected. I see myself arriving at the angel bar, and there’s my father, my husband and my son, and one of them says: “There’s Lise. Now we are four again for a l’hombre.
Der er kun én succes – at kunne tilbringe dit liv på din egen måde.
You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.
With great powers comes great responsibilities.
The early bird catches the worm. The early worm gets eaten.
If you have to improvise, you have to be well prepared.
If one is not happy with oneself, then why should others be?
The women’s struggle today is an individual struggle (…) You can’t demand equal pay if you also want to have a long maternity leave, stay at home when they are sick and be there primarily for the children.
Til we meet again, may God bless you. Adios.
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
If you can not join them, beat them.
My articles were based on something I wanted to change. Everyone has the right to a decent life, and I thought it was important to give vulnerable people support and confidence. I was brought up to respect other people.
I don’t hate myself anymore. I used to hate my work, hate the sexy image, hate the pictures of me on stage, hate the big vulgar person. On stage, I act the whole time I’m there. As soon as I come out of those songs, I’m Tina again.
When it’s hurting you that’s when you can make a difference.
When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times…I learned very early in life that: ‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend – without a song.’ So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.
I can’t give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everybody.
Suicide is never the answer. You must outlive your enemies.
In this house, I’m not famous. Because the dog doesn’t care. And my children hopefully appreciate me more for our regular interaction and conversations,
You have to take the wrinkles that come. And all those who get their skin sprayed and look like wounded warriors for a long time, become very little prettier, but look so sour. The smile is actually the best face-lift, I think.
If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
Grief is the price we pay for love.
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.