Maj Sjowall Quotes

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

Follow your own star!

I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.

I believe in letting each person find what they need and not getting involved with their destiny.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

Even when I was rebelling against my father, the point was to follow my own intuition and instinct.

More having to do whatever anybody said you had to do. I couldn't really do anything on my own. But as I got older and then came to America and then Grace became my name, it somehow freed me. All of a sudden, I can be this other person.

Everyone's path is their own.

Adapt to yourself, bro. What I wanna say is don't let nobody tell you that you should stay in your lane, bro.

Independence was something I really wanted from a young age and I think it really helped me make sense of myself, more so than perhaps say going to university would have done.

As a southern woman, we often define ourselves by who we are with. But I wanted my life to be built differently.

I want to follow my path.

So, tomorrow, I’m leaving. And I’m not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

There are two metaphors for Mario the person and not Mario the footballer. I think I am a man, but I don't believe I need to say it. But I could also be Peter Pan because I do things my own way and I am free. So, yes, maybe I should say that I am Peter Pan - although I am much more of a man.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life.

You've got to make sure every decision you make is right for you as a person. If you think you can go to a better club than the one you're at, then, regardless of what anyone says, you should go.

I wanted to use my possibility to be an individual, and I suppose I have, no?

I love to reinvent myself, and that's because I am a very free person. I do what I feel, and I love who I am.

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think that's the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions.

My life and career is my own adventure.