Quotes by Norwegian/Norway authors (page 3)

"Really to sin you have to be serious about it"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Don't use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies.""

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society's tools, neither more nor less"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Do not use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies.""

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive that can help us bring attention - help us bring resources"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"I have been working, as emergency relief coordinator, on an international scale, very hard to build a wider alliance of partners in assistance efforts"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"We have received credible reports that show a clear and consistent pattern: entire villages are looted, burned down and sometimes bombed. Large numbers of civilians have been killed and scores of women and children have been abducted, raped and tortured"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"Secondly, the Government of Sudan should commit to the disarmament and control of the Janjaweed militia and ensure that the targeting of civilians ceases immediately"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is nothing we can do"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best to help them move to better times"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"The most important and urgent appeal we have to make is for an immediate cease-fire. Initial reports from the cease-fire talks being held in N'Djamena in Chad are not very encouraging"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"Finally, I am encouraged to note that the Security Council issued a statement today expressing its concern about the massive humanitarian crisis in Darfur and calling on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and reach a ceasefire"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"I never thought I would be doing what I'm doing today. It's been an incredible journey so far, and I'm just grateful for all the opportunities I've been given"

Kygo, Musician

"Collaborating with other artists is an amazing experience because you get to learn from each other and create something unique"

Kygo, Musician

"I think it's important to always be open to new ideas and be willing to evolve as an artist"

Kygo, Musician

"It's important to stay true to yourself and make the music you want to make, not just follow trends"

Kygo, Musician

"I think the most important thing when you make music is that you have fun and that you're passionate about it"

Kygo, Musician

"My main goal as an artist is to make people happy and give them an escape from everyday life through my music"

Kygo, Musician

"The best way to keep a friend is to be one"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"You are not responsible for the actions of others, but you are responsible for how you react to them"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"The test of a person's character is how he treats those who can do nothing for him"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"Nothing is impossible for the man who does not have to do it himself"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"Two people shorten the road"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"Life does not consist of words. Life is reality"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"I don't believe in waiting for opportunities, I believe in creating them"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"Success in business is not about being the biggest, it's about being the best"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"In business, it's important to always be one step ahead of the competition"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"Risk-taking is essential in business, but it has to be calculated risk-taking"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"The key to success is not just hard work, it's smart work"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"I always say that success is measured in adversity, not in good times"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"The most important thing in business is to have a clear vision and stick to it"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"You have to be willing to take risks in order to achieve great things"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"I don't believe in failure, only setbacks"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"It is characteristic that this should take place just when it is becoming more and more clear to all who think about the matter, that technically and economically we have left the territorial state behind us"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

"It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

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