Dutch Quotes

I see myself as quite feminine. But many people seem to think differently about that; sometimes people mistake me for a man. In Paris I often hear 'bonjour monsieur'.

I remember as a teen being able to eat more than my father. I was growing so fast and my body couldn't keep up.

I never had worked in high fashion before, had never experienced it when I was a model before. I appreciate it, being able to work with such talented people; it feels like a gift now. I think for everyone everything happens at the right time, and this is my time.

I am far from perfect, but I have something else. I heard that people in the industry are longing for more personality and diversity. Perhaps I am more a 'character' than a model.

Hedi Slimane told me I was boyish in his eyes. For him femininity and masculinity are the same thing, the difference is not so interesting, he said.

Being perceived as a guy is nothing new or complicated to me. It is what it is.

We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.

The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading memories. Ideals that once commanded great loyalty are now taken for granted.

The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given.

Terrorism is an evil that threatens all the countries in Europe. Vigorous cooperation in the European Union and worldwide is crucial in order to meet this evil head on.

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

Freedom is a universal value.

Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.

When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward.

They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.

I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter.

Every time I went on TV I got a threat.

I would rather clean than beg.

I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.