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Kjell Magne Bondevik

(1947) Politician Norway

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Kjell Magne Bondevik is a politician from Norway, best known for Et liv i spenning.

Quick Facts About Kjell Magne Bondevik

Born: September 3, 1947
Nationality: Norway
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Et liv i spenning

About Kjell Magne Bondevik

Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the prime minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him, after Erna Solberg, Norway's second longest serving non-Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Order of the Quetzal Petter Dass Prize Nikken Prize Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Tabu Prize Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class

Quotes by Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

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Communication

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The burden of proof is now on the Palestinians... They must fight terrorism and dismantle its infrastructures in order to make possible…

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Burden

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Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

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History

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We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our…

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Citizens

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

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Able

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

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Believe

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It is typically Norwegian to be good

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Be good

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

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Independent

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Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

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Borders

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

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Feels

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

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Compromise

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

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Belief

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

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Equal

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

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Easy

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

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Dreams

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Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the…

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Consequence

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Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.

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Contempt

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We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by…

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Good life

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