We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Find, Way, Norway, Compromises
Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Build, Other, Ways, Bridges
We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Satisfied, Needs, Obsessed, Unsatisfied
Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Patriotism, Like, Purposes, Misuse
Don't believe those who claim that only left wing parties really care about employment.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Believe, Employment, About, Claim
The burden of proof is now on the Palestinians... They must fight terrorism and dismantle its infrastructures in order to make possible progress on the roadmap.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Possible, Palestinians, Dismantle
Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Young, Need, Individual, Cope
There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Government, Need, Effective, International
We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Vision, Society, Never, Relinquish
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
Motivated, Like, Extremists, Populist
If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Understand, Will, Come, Dare
Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Human Dignity, Always, Other, Interests
If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
More, Funding, He Or She, Calls
We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Politics, Game, More, Fellow
A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Society, Independent, Person, Usefulness
Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Dignity, Terrorism, Contempt, Human Dignity
Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik
Important, Than, Ways, Pleasant
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