236 quotes by finnish authors for you to enjoy

In the last year of my presidency, I travelled 200 days out of 365. You have to lead a very disciplined life. To be able to do that, I need a lot of sleep. But I have no problems sleeping. On long days, I can easily take a nap for 20 minutes in the afternoon. Martti Ahtisaari

Life You Problems Long Year Sleeping Presidency Easily Out Able Minutes No Problems Take Lead Days Nap Disciplined Lot Very Afternoon Travelled Last Need Last Year Sleep

I have no superhuman powers. If people don't want to make peace, there is nothing I can do. Martti Ahtisaari

Peace People Nothing Superhuman Powers Make Want

The origins of my career as a peace mediator can be found from my childhood years. I was born in the city of Viipuri, then still part of Finland. We lost Viipuri when the Soviet Union attacked my country. Along with 400,000 fellow Karelians, I became an eternally displaced person in the rest of Finland. Martti Ahtisaari

Peace Rest Country Lost City Born Attacked Finland Part Along Fellow Became Still Years Person Soviet Soviet Union Childhood Eternally Then Union Displaced Found Mediator Origins Career

We are convinced that Turkey would be a useful member of the European Union. Martti Ahtisaari

Member Would Would-Be Turkey Convinced Useful Union European European Union

It is clear a Palestinian state is needed. Martti Ahtisaari

State Clear Palestinian Palestinian State Needed

Luck has a lot to do with how your life develops. Martti Ahtisaari

Life Luck Develops How Lot Your

I saw an advertisement to work for a Swedish institute in Karachi in Pakistan. I had just been offered a permanent assignment, teaching in Oulu. But I felt, 'My God, I am not going to stay here forever.' You know why? Because I was following international events. Martti Ahtisaari

Work God You Events Saw Stay Following Had Institute Know Advertisement Because Felt Permanent Am Been Forever Offered Going Just Swedish Teaching International Pakistan Why Assignment Here

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust. Martti Ahtisaari

You Mercy Living Others Adjust Having Like Know Refugee

Perhaps it's a curse, but when you are a Lutheran, you have a sense of responsibility. Martti Ahtisaari

You Responsibility Sense Perhaps Curse

Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings. Martti Ahtisaari

Inevitable Caused Human Human Beings Conflicts Wars Beings

Religions themselves are... peace-loving. They can also be a constructive force in peace-building, and this also applies to the Middle East. Martti Ahtisaari

East Religions Constructive Also Force Middle Middle East Themselves

A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul. Mika Waltari

Man Soul Peace Decision Mind Once Taken His Brings

You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. Renny Harlin

Time You Experience Imagination Type Some About Something Individuality Talent Liked Obviously Because Audience Truthful Replicate Same Same Time Predecessors Want Them Certain Certain Extent Shows Extent

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films. Renny Harlin

Finance Government People Result Year Films Those Would Dreaming See About Had Nobody Because Deal Making Issues Were Lot Maybe Social Social Issues Serious

I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything. Renny Harlin

Out Some Could Advertising Advertising Agencies Anything Agencies Asked If I Could

I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland. Renny Harlin

Every See Finland Could Movie Loved Movies

I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood. I had never been to America. Renny Harlin

Out Somehow Never Had Go Been America Get Decided Hollywood

I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It turned out really well and, as a result, they offered me more work and lots of commercials to direct. Renny Harlin

I've continued to always keep in mind having a healthy does of that in Hollywood, now that I am part of the system and obviously have to follow the way the system works - you still have to have that crazy determination. Renny Harlin

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