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.
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.
I’m not wise, but the beginnings of wisdom are there; it’s like relaxing into – and accepting – things.
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 not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired at the age of eighteen.
I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life.. it’s money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.
Suicide is never the answer. You must outlive your enemies.
Why fall in love, when you can fall asleep
The most memorable moments in life are the ones you never planned.
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
If you only want to see dog shit, then there is dog shit.
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.
It’s – sorry my French – some damn nonsense. There are certainly also pig farmers and cattle farmers who go in clean boots and clothes. You will probably find most of them, so that is why it is nonsense.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to subside. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
Cyclists live with pain. If you can’t handle it you will win nothing.
…the image is one thing and the human being is another…it’s very hard to live up to an image.
Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.
All warfare is based on deception.
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.
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.
Throughout my life, the message and teachings of Christ have been my guide and in them I find hope. It is my heartfelt prayer that you will continue to be sustained by your faith in times of trial and encouraged by hope in times of despair.
I only earn 11 kroner per trip I sell, but it also becomes a part when I sell a million trips a year.
My biggest beauty secret is to be happy with myself. I don’t use special creams or treatments – I use a little bit of everything. It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I think a lot of how you look has to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the secret of beauty.