gossip is just the small change of conversation.
When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good.
If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.
In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.
If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.
We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.
Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality.
I am very self-conscious a lot of the time.
If my music is political in a way, and it might be, it's in the way of generating a sensitivity in people, a deeper awareness of the world around them. That's my goal, at least.
Assume responsibility for the quality of your own life