Denmark Quotes

• If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.

  Richard G. Wilkinson

  Dream, Motivation, Inspiration

  "TED Global 2011: Forget Glastonbury, this is Nerdstock" by Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. July 13, 2011.

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• Denmark is like a secret little place with its own special language.

  Helena Christensen

  Secret, Special, Littles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

  William Shakespeare

  Memorable, Disease And Death, Political

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 4, l. 90

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• We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.

  Helle Thorning-Schmidt

  Opportunity, Opportunity To Change

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the United Kingdom, they have suffered heavy losses at various points, the Germans as well.

  David Petraeus

  Country, Loss, Mind

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• I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, Thinking, People

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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• I will remain on the throne until I fall off.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Fall, Thrones

  "Danish Queen Celebrates Milestone". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. January 12, 2012.

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• I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  People, Remember, Anachronism

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• I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Thinking, Want, Refrain

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• Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.

  Donella Meadows

  Cutting, Germany, Netherlands

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• There's never a villain dwelling in all Denmark But he's an arrant knave.

  William Shakespeare

  Dwelling, Knavery, Knaves

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 5, l. 123

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• We are being challenged by Islam these years. There are some things for which one should display no tolerance. And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Years, Tolerance, Islam

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• By the same right under which France took Flanders, Lorraine and Alsace, and will sooner or later take Belgium — by that same right Germany takes over Schleswig; it is the right of civilisation as against barbarism, of progress as against stability.

  Friedrich Engels

  Agreement, Civilization, Historical

  "Karl Marx, Frederick Engels: Collected Works".

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• I travel Europe every couple of weeks. I just came back from London, Holland and Denmark. Every nation on this planet has its issues with race, and I am not sure if everyone has figured out how to deal with it.

  Montel Williams

  Travel, Couple, Race

  "Interview: Montel Williams". www.askmen.com.

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• Most people probably assume that Hristo is a grumpy, stubborn guy... That can't be further from the truth. He's a cheerful, candid person that never holds a grudge.

  Michael Laudrup

  People, Guy, Cheerful

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• And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Conviction, Convenience, Knows

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• My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

  Ted Shackelford

  Couple, Years, Wife

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• With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight.

  Larry Holmes

  Fighting, Loss, Giving

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• How can the United States be competitive globally if higher education is unaffordable? Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden have no tuition for college. Other countries have low tuition. We need the best educated workforce in the world. Instead of spending endless amounts on the military, we need to invest in our young people.

  Bernie Sanders

  Education, Country, Military

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• In Denmark lots of people come up to me for autographs.

  Caroline Wozniacki

  People, Come Up, Signing Autographs

  "Australian Open 2011: Caroline Wozniacki determined to win first slam" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. January 14, 2011.

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• I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Long, Able, Paint

  "Exclusive - Bones and Landscapes Inspire Danish Queen's Art". Interview with John Acher, www.reuters.com. January 26, 2012.

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• During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon useless and evil things than would suffice to run the kingdom of Denmark for a year.

  H. L. Mencken

  Running, New York, Years

  H. L. Mencken (1924). “Prejudices Fourth Series”

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• There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says...it's payback time!

  Jasper Fforde

  Payback, Rotten, States

  Jasper Fforde (2004). “Something rotten”

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• This above all; to thine own self be true.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Graduation

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58

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• At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match.

  Michel Patini

  Groups, Finals, Winner

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