“What the federal government should have done is accept the assistance of foreign countries, of entrepreneurial Americans who have had solution that they wanted presented ... The Dutch and the Norwegians, they are known for dikes and for cleaning up water and for dealing with spills.” ShouldCountryDoneGovernmentWantedWaterKnownAcceptingSolutionsShould HaveFederal GovernmentAssistanceCleaningEntrepreneurialSpillsDutchForeign CountriesCleaning UpNorwegians Author:Sarah Palin
“His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marle.” WalksStepsSupportEqualBurningHillsUneasySpearsWandsParadise Lost Book 9NorwegiansMastsParadise Lost Book 1 Author:John Milton
“My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it.” HandsFatherArmsTownsBrokeSmall TownElbowsNorwegiansOslo Author:Roald Dahl
“All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.” IfsChildrenYoungDifficultSwimNorwegians Book:Boy: Tales of Childhood Source: Boy: Tales of Childhood
“The Norwegian response to violence is more democracy, more openness and greater political participation.” PoliticalDemocracyGreaterViolenceResponseOpennessParticipationNorwegiansPolitical Participation Author:Jens Stoltenberg
“Immigrants in Norway must learn Norwegian. The same should Spaniards in Spain do, if they want to work with Norwegians.” IfsWantShouldImmigrantsSpainNorwayNorwegiansSpaniards Author:Carl I. Hagen
“One day Donald Trump will discover that he is owned by Lutheran Brotherhood and must re negotiate his debt load with a committee of silent Norwegians who dont understand why anyone would pay more than $120.00 for a suit.” PayTrumpOne DaySilentDebtSuitsBrotherhoodLoadCommitteesNorwegiansLutherans Author:Garrison Keillor
“This isn't a hunt that's going to kill just four or five gray whales. The repercussions of this will have an effect on tens of thousands of whales that will be killed by the Japanese and Norwegians.” AnimalFiveFourEffectsGrayAnimal RightsHuntsWhalesRepercussionsNorwegians Author:Paul Watson
“A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express the nature and essence of the Norwegian people, but they also express that which is universally valid for all mankind.” PeopleWayMankindPoetEssenceSoilNorwegians Author:Gustav Stresemann
“As I say, we Norwegians love our woolens, and you can buy some beautiful knitwear in Oslo. They might cost you a bit - but they will last.” MightLastsBeautifulBitsCostNorwegiansOsloKnitwear Author:Jo Nesbo
“Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.” FatherPerfectDiariesNorwegians Author:Roald Dahl
“Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic.” WantFirstsHappensAchieveWinterFactorsPushingCrossingsRivalryArcticNorwegians Author:Ranulph Fiennes
“I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.” LongEndsEnjoyMonthsSummerWinterSnowEveningHikingSkiingNorwegians Author:Magnus Carlsen
“I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.” KnowsWritingKindUseBigsWould BeCommunityCitiesNovelSettingSettingsBig CitiesNorwegians Author:Karin Fossum
“Well, I have a Norwegian father who emigrated to America in the 1950s, and he still speaks with varying degrees of an accent. Over my lifetime my ear has been well-tuned to that accent. Any first generation kid has that wonderful gift from their parents.” FirstsWellsHas BeensStillsKidsAmericaFatherSpeakParentWonderfulGenerationsDegreesEarsLifetimeAccentsNorwegians Author:Christopher Heyerdahl
“My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.” MotherFatherNew YorkLibrarianTenorsNorwegians Author:David Johansen