#swedish

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish. ↗

— Lasse Hallstrom

#am #attracted #deeply #european #i

If you travel to Germany, it's still absolutely Germany. If you travel to Sweden, it still has a Swedish identity. ↗

— Steven Patrick Morrissey

#germany #identity #still #sweden #swedish

Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it. ↗

— Swedish Proverb

#life #love #quotes #swedish-proverb #inspirational

My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans. ↗

— Susan Lucci

#both #descent #different #different backgrounds #extremely

My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the British forces team. We then moved to S.A. because a lot of players did that at the time. ↗

— Richard Gough

#because #british #captained #charlton #did

When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#being #city #encountered #end #ever

I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing my high appreciation of the honour extended to me many years ago by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science by enrolling me amongst its members. ↗

— Guglielmo Marconi

#ago #am #amongst #appreciation #enrolling

I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today. ↗

— Giorgos Seferis

#greece #i #i think #living #manifest

Försök till räddning genom tankeflykt och överglidningar från dröm till dröm blev ofta vår metod. Med ena benet dränkt i känslosvall det andra med sitt stöd i känslodöd vi ofta stod. Jag frågade mig själv men glömde svara. Jag drömde mig ett liv men glömde vara. Jag reste alltet rumt men glömde fara - ty jag satt fånge här i Aniara. ↗

— Harry Martinson

#dröm #swedish #men

I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track. ↗

— Pieter Zeeman

#academy #am #contribute #convince #count