Author: Kjell Magne Bondevik

Quotes

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.

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.

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

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

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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.

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.

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.

There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

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

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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.

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.

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

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

- Kjell Magne Bondevik

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