Swedish Quotes

Maybe people become bitter when they don't know what they are fighting for. But I keep my eyes open.

Marriage is not common in Sweden.

I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!

When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough.

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security.

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don't want to go into!

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic.'

I must be allowed to be as I am.

I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pushing my own pram through fresh winter snow and seeing the wheels' tracks behind me in the snow.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed.

There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

Now comes the reign of iron.

Mode of providing steam power to locomotives.

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.

I used to collect vintage clothing - exquisite lace dresses, embroidered shawls and ornate jewelry - but that's just not me any more.

I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.

I think I suffer from body dysmorphia - I don't see what other people see.

I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.

I own a home in Sweden, I rent in both Los Angeles and in Britain, and I'm constantly travelling.

I never really learned the value of money. My father didn't spoil me, but I think my grandparents did.

I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.

I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills - I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships.