Norway Quotes · Page 2

“Norway is the new Scotland!”

— Kris Tualla

We have no mom-and-pop oil rigs in Norway.

— Erik Naggum

I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.

— Adolf Galland

Right now I would rank Norway as the largest country in the world, I have never seen anything like it

— Barack Obama

I'm a bit biased, as I married a Norwegian, but Norway is an incredible country.

— Edd China

I didn't get much peace, but I heard in Norway that Russia might well become a huge market for tractors soon.

— Henry Ford

Norway is combating climate change. It's an important issue for us. And we are committed to the Paris Agreement.

— Erna Solberg

“Cowan son of Branieucc, you're the only one of my people that I know for sure still lives.”

— Sandi Layne

They legislate fatherhood in Norway. It's not an option. That's a shocking thing to us in America.

— Steven Van Zandt

I grew up all over the world, including countries such as Sweden, Norway, U.S.A., and Kuwait.

— Johan Renck

There's no-one up there in Northern Norway, food's terrible, but it's very, very beautiful to look at, if you've got eyes, and…

— David Hockney

I met my wife in Latvia 17 or 18 years ago, moved over to Norway in 2003 or 2004 and after a…

— Kurt Maflin

Growing up in Norway, I watched a lot of Premier League and I just had this good feeling about Arsenal. I'd seen…

— Martin Odegaard

I went to Real Madrid when I was 16, I played in Norway at 15 and I've been to some different clubs…

— Martin Odegaard

We commend President Obama and his administration for taking this strong action against Iceland and its barbaric whaling industry... and we urge…

— Hayden Panettiere

This is the only country in the world, that worries about what it is. The rest of them know what they are.…

— Neil Gaiman

The fish auctions at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Scrabster and Kinlochbervie are bustling and successful, with good landings of fish from the north all…

— Rick Stein

I am utterly in love with my son and my boyfriend and live in the most magical place on Earth. I've been…

— Rebecca Loos

I've also worked with various producers and artists around the world, which has helped with my international recognition. We've sold a lot…

— SonReal

“I only had two real tasks [while in Norway]: gathering dead trees to burn from the surrounding small forest and getting water…

— Phil Elverum

For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world,…

— Jo Nesbo

Some people reckoned up all King Harald's (King of Norway) great achievements, and said that nothing would be too difficult for him.…

— Snorri Sturluson

Out of pure spite we pretty much always said the opposite of what the other said, no matter what they said, only…

— Varg Vikernes

In my day, MI6 - which I called the Circus in the books - stank of wartime nostalgia. People were defined by…

— John le Carre

When a translation is very good, it is fascinating to see how the book changes and yet stays the same. I think…

— Per Petterson

I think integration in Norway is, by all standards, going relatively well. People are working, taking education, learning the language. But, yes,…

— Jonas Gahr Store

“Founded in 1917 by Peter Brandal, it was named Ny-Ålesund or New Ålesund. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognized Norwegian sovereignty and…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

For nine miles along a submerged ridge, the corals rise in lumpy hillocks that spread out 100 yards or more, resembling heaped…

— James Dwight Dana

That's the biggest struggle in Norway. Most of the money doesn't go to tennis.

— Casper Ruud

The prison system in Norway is fairly civilized, by world standards, and so are the prisoners and the guards.

— Varg Vikernes

“Only Norway regularly sends colonists from Europe, and we all know of that country’s ecological disasters.”

— John Scalzi

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

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

For years I wouldn't listen to black metal from anywhere but Norway.

— Mick Barr

My mom and dad are pretty happy people. Norway is a pretty happy country.

— Viktor Hovland

What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I'm used to fat and hairy women journalists.

— Diego Maradona

I want to travel. Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes.

— Eva Green

The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway.

— Jo Nesbo

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

— Magnus Carlsen

I did a bit of Spanish at school in Norway, but I don't speak well.

— Martin Odegaard

Private schools cannot be the answer to nation's needs. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway are leading examples where government schools are world acclaimed.

— Sonam Wangchuk