Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#person #quite #society #their #usefulness

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#bridges #build #conflicts #create #knowledge

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

#citizens #core #fellow #fellow human beings #game

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#believe #care #claim #employment #left

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#each #equal #help #individual #need

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

#exploiting #extremists #fear #form #like

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

#borders #countries #defend #dignity #human

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#each #feel #funding #more #public

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#beings #better #closer #come #dare

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#dignity #human #human dignity #terrorism