Kjell Magne Bondevik Quotes

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

Don't believe those who claim that only left wing parties really care about employment.

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

Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.

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

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

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

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.

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.