Quotes by Norwegian/Norway authors (page 1)

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation"

Knut Hamsun, Author

"Adventure is just bad planning"

Roald Amundsen, Explorer

"I've always been into melodies. That's what I love about music – a good melody that gives you goosebumps"

Kygo, Musician

"I've learned that you can't make everyone happy, but as long as you do the right thing for your business, you'll be successful"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool"

Liv Ullmann, Actress

"It's not about making a lot of money, it's about doing something that you're passionate about and that you believe in"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

"The devil is compromise"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"I don't believe in ghosts, but I am afraid of them"

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

"Investing is all about taking calculated risks and being disciplined with your strategy"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

"I have gone to the forest"

Knut Hamsun, Author

"When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate"

Knut Hamsun, Author

"Our assistance in Somalia has been remarkably effective and successful, and we have helped with very small resources - a large group of people and we can now do even more"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"Although we have do not have adequate access to all parts of Darfur we do fortunately have humanitarian personnel, including staff from my own office, in each of the three provincial capitals of Darfur"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South"

Roald Amundsen, Explorer

"We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about one third of the estimated total population in need"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked"

Jan Egeland, Public Servant

"Propaganda must appeal to mankind's better judgment and to the necessary belief in a better future. For this belief, the valley of the shadow of death is but a war station on the road to the blessed summit"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

"History shows us that other highly developed forms of civilization have collapsed. Who knows whether the same fate does not await our own?"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

"Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

"Oil and gas have been important drivers of Norway's economic growth, but we must invest in renewable energy and new technologies to secure a sustainable future"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

"The Norwegian model is a successful combination of a strong welfare state, an open and competitive market economy, and a well-functioning democracy"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

"I try to always challenge myself and push my limits, as I believe that's the only way to truly grow as an artist"

Alan Walker, Musician

"Music is a way for me to express my feelings and emotions, and I think that's the most important thing for any artist"

Alan Walker, Musician

"The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where, working together, we are improving access to medicines and vaccines for infectious diseases in the poorest countries"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician