There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection..

I must be allowed to be as I am..

I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me..

The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think..

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything..

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl..

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life..

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting….

When you love someone, and you've lost that one, then nothing really matters..

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebrat….

I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pu….

I have one pug and one Czechoslovakian dog called Prazsky krysarik..

When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough..

My professional persona never loosens its grip, keeping an eye on me at all times..

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record..

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital nec….

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security..

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. Bu….

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic'..

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me..

When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like wh….