I am not a career woman, and I would never have become one in normal life, because I am not ambitious enough for that.

The Reformation was immensely important for all of Danish culture.

I believe that the fact that I am religious brings me closer to anyone with a different faith.

Many young Danish theologians went to Wittenberg starting in 1517, listened to Luther's theses and, in 1536, brought the Reformation to our country. This is why the Danes, unlike the people of many countries in Eastern and Central Europe, became Lutherans and not Calvinists.

I smoke wherever there's an ashtray.

I believe that all the euphoria about Europe has led many of us to forget that Europe is a conglomerate of different entities and countries. But if you don't love your own entity, if you don't know your roots and can no longer relate to them, you will also have problems with the rest of Europe.

In Denmark, the king's faith became the religion of the country, and we are still happy with that today.