372 Quotes by Norwegian authors

Norwegian quotes speak in a low voice, measured, weather-wise, and keen to the coastline. They favor clear edges: fjell and fjord, labor and leisure, solitude and fellowship. Expect dry humor and modesty shaped by Janteloven, steadied by the dugnad spirit, and softened by friluftsliv. From sagas to modern verse, they weigh freedom against responsibility, endurance against tenderness, the mørketid against the pale return of light. The language is spare yet spacious, letting silence carry meaning like snow between pines.

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

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"The devil is compromise"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

"Adventure is just bad planning"

Roald Amundsen, Explorer

Small: Roald Amundsen

"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

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

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

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

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

Small: Øystein Stray Spetalen

"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

Small: Christian Lous Lange

"I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward"

Fridtjof Nansen, Explorer

Small: Fridtjof Nansen

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

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

Small: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

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

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet

Small: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

"Success is not about luck, it's about having a clear vision and working towards it every day"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

Small: Øystein Stray Spetalen

"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

Small: John Fredriksen

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

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

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

Magnus Carlsen

Small: Magnus Carlsen

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

Kygo, Musician

Small: Kygo

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

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

"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

Small: Jens Stoltenberg

"Climate change is a global challenge that requires global solutions. As a nation with vast natural resources, Norway has a special responsibility to contribute to sustainable development and protect the environment for future generations"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

Small: Jens Stoltenberg

"Solidarity among Allies is NATO's center of gravity. It is the bond that unites us, and our unity is our greatest strength"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

Small: Jens Stoltenberg

"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity"

Edvard Munch, Painter

Small: Edvard Munch

"This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

Small: Gro Harlem Brundtland

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

Knut Hamsun, Author

Small: Knut Hamsun

"Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool"

Liv Ullmann, Actress

Small: Liv Ullmann

"A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

"Part of the problem is that economists can't do math. That's why banks fail every twenty years"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

Small: Øystein Stray Spetalen

"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

Small: Øystein Stray Spetalen

"All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone"

Christian Lous Lange, Politician

Small: Christian Lous Lange

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

Magnus Carlsen

Small: Magnus Carlsen

"In common with Michelangelo and Rembrandt I am more interested in the line, its rise and fall, than in color"

Edvard Munch, Painter

Small: Edvard Munch

"Health is the core of human development"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

Small: Gro Harlem Brundtland

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

Knut Hamsun, Author

Small: Knut Hamsun

"In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like an embryo cutting its own umbilical cord"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the world's most civilized and developed nations, we have been denied permission by friendly governments, for reasons of security, to land anywhere, but in the tiny, and still neutral, Republic of Djibouti"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

"For every minute, the future is becoming the past"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Small: Thor Heyerdahl

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

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

Small: Henrik Ibsen

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