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

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.

If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.

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

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

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.

Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.