Marit Quotes & Sayings

Where ever I am not is the place where I am myself. — Charles Baudelaire

My friends tend not to style me, fortunately. But if we're in a public setting, they must do it there. Of course, there has been a maturing process for me and for them. But such is my life. I'm very comfortable with both the role and the life I live in relation to my nearest and dearest. — Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway

Mathematics should be studied if only for that it puts the mind in order. — Mikhail Lomonosov

For me, it's important to relax and concentrate on what I want to do. — Marit Bjorgen

While economics is about how people make choice, sociology is about how they don't have any choice to make. — Bertrand Russell

I want to come back in 2017 if things work well. — Marit Bjorgen

Anna mews next to me like a baby kitten and snuggles closer, her knee rubbing my thigh. And, oh, bugger me ... her hand lands on my lower stomach. Just a few inches south, and I would be a happy man. — Wendy Higgins

Americans seemed no longer united so much by common beliefs as by common images: what binds us became what we stand witness to. Nobody sees this as a good change. — David Foster Wallace

Sleeping in Eden is intense and absorbing from the very first page. Written in lovely prose, two seemingly different storylines collide in a shocking conclusion. — Heather Gudenkauf

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever. — Lasse Hallstrom

My goal is one individual gold. I know how hard it is: you have to have a good day; there can also be some problems with the weather. — Marit Bjorgen

It's always good to get a wake-up call and a reminder that you can't just go there and collect medals. — Marit Bjorgen

George was full of hatred. Of his own weakness and stupidity, of his magic, of the stubbornness and the pride of Beatrice and Marit, and, last of all, hatred of Dr. Gharn, who had started it all.
But the hatred swayed to pity. Then to hopelessness. Then back to anger.
Every once in a great while, he felt a moment of peace, usually when he caught a glimpse of Beatrice and Marit together.
He loved them both in different ways. But that could not be.
He turned away, and the cycle began again. — Mette Ivie Harrison

I've never felt like a trophy wife. I have been able to learn a lot in my role. The fact that you do not have any formal powers does not mean that one does not have a good starting point to give their opinion on important value questions. I really feel that I can put the spotlight on many issues that are important in Norwegian society. And I am very happy. — Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway

Inclusive Design can bring together commercial and social benefits — Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway

If the motivation is gone, then I am finished. — Marit Bjorgen

My craziest ideas come from cartoons. I approach music by taking that cartoon extreme and the real life extreme and finding somewhere in the middle. The animated element lures people in, but the real-life substance puts the nail in the coffin. — Busta Rhymes

For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy. — Matthew Ashford

I am concerned that my children will grow up sheltered from the public. I am concerned that the children get to experience childhood and youth in their time without constant monitoring. It has been very important for both the Crown Prince and myself. — Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway

I have an incredible talent for tripping everywhere. And I find that rather boring. Tripping and walking out of my shoes; I do it all the time when I am out at work. I'm a bit clumsy. — Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway