No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.
Steen: Fra nu af kommer arbejdet før fornøjelserne! Til hver en tid! Og det bliver virkelig en fornøjelse at få den regneopgave af vejen! Kom, lad os lave en snemand!
When I came into power, I found that the party managers had taken it all to themselves. I could not name my own cabinet. They sold out every place to pay the election expenses.
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.