Quotes by Norwegian authors

Norwegian FlagNorwegian quotes are a terrific way to obtain understanding right into Norwegian culture, customs, as well as way of life. These quotes often mirror the worths as well as ideas of Norwegians and also can give a glimpse into their mindsets in the direction of different elements of life. From quotes about nature and the outdoors to those concerning social norms as well as equality, Norwegian quotes offer an unique perspective on the globe. In this article, we will check out some common Norwegian quotes that can clarify Norwegian culture as well as worths.
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Small: Do what you do best, and you will succeed
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
Small: Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people
Thor Heyerdahl
"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: Progress is mans ability to complicate simplicity
Thor Heyerdahl
"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: A community is like a ship everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm
Henrik Ibsen
"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: Adventure is just bad planning
Roald Amundsen
"Adventure is just bad planning"
Roald Amundsen, Explorer
Small: Ive always been into melodies. Thats what I love about music - a good melody that gives you goosebumps
Kygo
"I've always been into melodies. That's what I love about music – a good melody that gives you goosebumps"
Kygo, Musician
Small: Ive learned that you cant make everyone happy, but as long as you do the right thing for your business, youll
John Fredriksen
"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: Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool
Liv Ullmann
"Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool"
Liv Ullmann, Actress
Small: The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society
Henrik Ibsen
"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: One should never put on ones best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through stor
Roald Amundsen
"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
Small: Our assistance in Somalia has been remarkably effective and successful, and we have helped with very small res
Jan Egeland
"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
Small: Although we have do not have adequate access to all parts of Darfur we do fortunately have humanitarian person
Jan Egeland
"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
Small: Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies tha
Jan Egeland
"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
Small: We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on
Jan Egeland
"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
Small: We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about o
Jan Egeland
"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
Small: No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked
Jan Egeland
"No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked"
Jan Egeland, Public Servant
Small: I dont believe in ghosts, but I am afraid of them
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"I don't believe in ghosts, but I am afraid of them"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Poet
Small: Propaganda must appeal to mankinds better judgment and to the necessary belief in a better future. For this be
Christian Lous Lange
"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
Small: Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state agai
Christian Lous Lange
"Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism"
Christian Lous Lange, Politician
Small: Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master
Christian Lous Lange
"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master"
Christian Lous Lange, Politician
Small: I try to always challenge myself and push my limits, as I believe thats the only way to truly grow as an artis
Alan Walker
"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
Small: Music is a way for me to express my feelings and emotions, and I think thats the most important thing for any
Alan Walker
"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
Small: The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and co
Gro Harlem Brundtland
"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
Small: I have gone to the forest
Knut Hamsun
"I have gone to the forest"
Knut Hamsun, Author
Small: I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where, working together,
Gro Harlem Brundtland
"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
Small: When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate
Knut Hamsun
"When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate"
Knut Hamsun, Author
Small: Im more interested in the games than the people
Magnus Carlsen
"I'm more interested in the games than the people"
Magnus Carlsen
Small: I believe that we all have a responsibility to take care of our planet and to protect the natural world for fu
Liv Arnesen
"I believe that we all have a responsibility to take care of our planet and to protect the natural world for future generations"
Liv Arnesen, Explorer
Small: If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better
Kjell Magne Bondevik
"If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better"
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Statesman
Small: In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like
Thor Heyerdahl
"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: One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to n
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: Today we are fighting Communism. Okay. If Id been alive fifty years ago, the brand of Conservatism we have tod
Thor Heyerdahl
"Today we are fighting Communism. Okay. If I'd been alive fifty years ago, the brand of Conservatism we have today would have been damn near called Communism and we should have been told to go and fight that. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the respons
Thor Heyerdahl
"We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrat
Thor Heyerdahl
"We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for tho
Thor Heyerdahl
"Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be
Thor Heyerdahl
"Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
Small: Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the worlds most civilized and developed nations, we have be
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: One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to na
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: It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living
Thor Heyerdahl
"It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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