I've always had as many powerful, creative ladies in my life as I have men, and you could probably describe some of those relationships as romantic. I think everyone's bisexual to some degree or another; it's just a question of whether or not you choose to recognise it and embrace it. Personally, I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream. You'd be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavours.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the fluidity of attraction and the value of embracing love in various forms.
Bjork's quote reflects her belief in the bisexuality inherent in most people and the importance of recognizing and embracing diverse relationships, whether romantic or platonic. She uses the metaphor of choosing between cake and ice cream to suggest that limiting oneself to one gender is a missed opportunity to experience the richness of love and connection with others, regardless of gender.
In practice
This quote can be used during a talk on LGBTQ+ acceptance and fluidity in relationships.
I don't like records that are the same from beginning to end, that are too styled and slick. Everything is so designed and airbrushed and Botoxed, it makes us think, 'Oh, everybody's perfect except me. Everything's smooth except me.' But nothing is smooth.
My first album didn't come out until I was 27, which in pop years is late, you know. But when it came time to arrange it, I became a kid in a toy shop. I had a harp and a saxophone quartet and a symphony orchestra. I went berserk for a time.
What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess I'm quite conservative and romantic about the power of melodies. I try not to record them on my Dictaphone when I first hear them. If I forget all about it and it pops up later on, then I know it's good enough. I let my subconscious do the editing for me.
Living in a capital in Europe but still surrounded by mountains and ocean, my relationship to music was strongest walking to school and back. I would sing to myself and very quickly started mapping out my melodies to landscapes - at the time I just thought it was very matter of fact, a common thing to do.
The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she’s treated.
We don't live in a world that nurtures and cares for Black girls like me. And if the world doesn't care about a Black girl like me, then what will happen to our Black babies who grow up to become Black children and Black adults?
Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.
That was part of her, and you used to know it. It's like now you only care about the Alaska you made up.
People do not get married planning to divorce. Divorce is the result of a lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as teammates in an intimate relationship.
A friend of mine always says, ‘Women love me for the man I’m not.’
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