If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

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

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.

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 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.