A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

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.

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

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.

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

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.

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

Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

As far as I’m concerned, story is everything. It is why we get up in the morning and how we choose who to take to bed at night. Story is the thread that weaves together the very fabric of reality.

Job tip: If you were the employer, what kind of person would you most desire as an employee? Be that person.

Men often take their imagination for their heart and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.

Directing is something that I'd been wanting and hoping to do, as I've grown into myself.

My wife is not my best sexual partner, but she's good with the housework.

I mock everything. Don't take it so personally." Adam Black

Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders.

Freedom can never be reached by the weak. Throw away all weakness. Tell your body that it is strong, tell your mind that it is strong, and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself.