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

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

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.

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.

There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.

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.

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