Religion is the root of so much misery in the world, and I've always thought there is lack of criticism against it. Bjorn Ulvaeus More Quotes by Bjorn Ulvaeus More Quotes From Bjorn Ulvaeus Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being. Bjorn Ulvaeus equalbeing-humanrights Every time I sit in the audience and watch a show that I have been involved with, it is such an amazing feeling to see all those people around me, knowing they are actually watching and enjoying something I have written. Bjorn Ulvaeus knowingfeelingspeople Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children. Bjorn Ulvaeus indoctrinationhumanschildren I believe that religious faith schools are highly dubious. Bjorn Ulvaeus religiousfaithbelieve I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. That's not the way it is today, not even in Sweden. Bjorn Ulvaeus swedenbelievereligion In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new. Bjorn Ulvaeus careersstepstrying Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights. Bjorn Ulvaeus declarationstriverights When ABBA broke up, I assumed our music would fall into oblivion so in the early 90's with BJRN AGAIN becoming popular and when U2 invited Benny and I on stage to sing Dancing Queen, I just assumed we were being sent up. But now I see they were paying tribute to us Bjorn Ulvaeus queensdancingfall Well mostly in song writing my experience is that there isn't so much inspiration as hard work. You sit there for hours, days and weeks with a guitar and piano until something good comes. Bjorn Ulvaeus hard-workinspirationsong Before the Beatles, songwriters were very anonymous people and nobody paid any attention to them. Bjorn Ulvaeus songwritersattentionpeople Contempt for science could perhaps depend on the fact that, science hasn't been able to solve any of our basic problems, for example the environmental pollution or the problems with HIV and AIDS. This is the worst disease of our time, and scientists are lost. I believe that many people are disappointed with science when the answers we need are not delivered. Bjorn Ulvaeus environmentalbelievepeople There is a very vibrant cultural scene in Stockholm. There are lots of places where there are concerts, and there are loads of museums and theaters. Bjorn Ulvaeus theaterscenemuseums The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them. Bjorn Ulvaeus linesrightsreligion The story of Jesus is very fascinating. It still has such a tremendous power, even after 2,000 years! We don't really know if he existed as a historical figure. Bjorn Ulvaeus poweryearsjesus I'm so incredibly tired of giving respect to a lot of delusions and crazy ideas just because they are regarded as religions. Bjorn Ulvaeus respecttiredcrazy And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first. Bjorn Ulvaeus religiousrightsaverage The situation in America is when it starts moving there, all the bands from England move over to America and work from there, so that they're available all the time for everyone that wants them in person. Bjorn Ulvaeus bandamericamoving I used to look so immature, like a young man without self-confidence. There was one particular light blue, shiny cape outfit I wore that still makes me cringe. Bjorn Ulvaeus memanlightblue My concern is to keep religion and the state separated. I don't think that religion and politics go together. When you see political decisions colored by religion, decisions that affect us all... I thought: 'I do not want to go back to medieval times.' Bjorn Ulvaeus youpoliticstogetherreligion Stockholm is unique in that it's built on islands and surrounded by water, so you get this enormous sense of freedom. It's got everything you could possibly need - everything New York or London has but without all the people and traffic. It's also become a very creative city, not only for music but also for fashion and computer games. Bjorn Ulvaeus youmusicfreedomwater
