Kjell Magne Bondevik Quotes

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach.

Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.

If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.