Quotes by Norwegian/Norway authors (page 7)

"You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is"

"I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style"

Magnus Carlsen

"You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time"

Magnus Carlsen

"Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option"

Magnus Carlsen

"Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else"

Magnus Carlsen

"It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people"

Magnus Carlsen

"I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good"

Magnus Carlsen

"I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess"

Magnus Carlsen

"It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money"

Magnus Carlsen

"I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans"

Magnus Carlsen

"I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy"

Magnus Carlsen

"Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head"

Magnus Carlsen

"People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal"

Magnus Carlsen

"I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games"

Magnus Carlsen

"My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life"

Magnus Carlsen

"I'm not really into rap"

Magnus Carlsen

"Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert"

Magnus Carlsen

"Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything"

Magnus Carlsen

"I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age"

Magnus Carlsen

"Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless"

Magnus Carlsen

"Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport"

Magnus Carlsen

"Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that"

Magnus Carlsen

"If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people"

Magnus Carlsen

"My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway"

Magnus Carlsen

"I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick"

Magnus Carlsen

"I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly"

Magnus Carlsen

"It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common"

Magnus Carlsen

"I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up"

Magnus Carlsen

"One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach"

Magnus Carlsen

"The only limits we have are the limits we set for ourselves. If we can push past those limits, anything is possible"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"We can all make a difference in the world, no matter how big or small our actions may seem"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"When you're out in the wilderness, you're living in the moment. You're not thinking about the past or the future. You're just living in the present, and that's a very powerful experience"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"The most important thing in life is to follow your passion and pursue your dreams"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"I believe that by exploring the world and challenging ourselves, we can learn a lot about who we are and what we are capable of"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"When we do things that we think are impossible, we are also inspiring other people to do the same"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world"

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Statesman

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

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Statesman

"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, Statesman

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

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Statesman

"Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong"

Fridtjof Nansen, Explorer

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Quotes by Norwegian authors