"Numbers have life; they’re not just symbols on paper."

“The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.”

“Mitt Romney speaking to a $50,000-a-plate Republican fundraiser says he doesn't have to worry about the 47 per cent of Americans who don't pay tax. He was not counting on the smart phone recording his speech and then posting it on YouTube.”

“It was an unforgettable picture to see Chopin sitting at the piano like a clairvoyant, lost in his dreams; to see how his vision communicated itself through his playing, and how, at the end of each piece, he had the sad habit of running one finger over the length of the plaintive keyboard, as though to tear himself forcibly away from his dream.”

“According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all the dirty work.”

“If we can't help our family, who are we going to help?”

“I really like Katy Perry and the music she does. She's an amazing musician and it's an honour to be opening for her in London.”

Source : "Interview: Icona Pop's Aino Jawo On Their New Album, 'this Is... Icona Pop'". Coup De Main Interview, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. November 25, 2013.

“We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work.”

“Death doesn't make you sad- it makes you empty. That's what's so bad about it. All of your charms and beliefs and funny habits fall fast through a big black hole, and suddenly you know they're gone because just as suddenly, there's nothing left at all inside.”