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Vaclav Havel Quotes

All human suffering concerns each human being Picture Quote #1

We are finding out that what looked like a neglected house a year ago is in fact a ruin Picture Quote #1

If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become president Picture Quote #1

The salvation of the world lies in the human heart Picture Quote #1

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs Picture Quote #1

Truth and love will overcome lies and hatred Picture Quote #1

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Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed Picture Quote #1

None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events Picture Quote #1

Lying can never save us from another lie Picture Quote #1

I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect Picture Quote #1

When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete Picture Quote #1

Time and time again I have been persuaded that a huge potential of goodwill is slumbering within our society. It's just that it's incoherent, suppressed, confused, crippled and perplexed Picture Quote #1

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Communism was overthrown by life, by thought, by dignity Picture Quote #1

Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to prosecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing Picture Quote #1

The only lost cause is one we give up on before we enter the struggle Picture Quote #1

There's always something suspicious about an intellectual on the winning side Picture Quote #1

People, your government has returned to you! Picture Quote #1

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility Picture Quote #1

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Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity Picture Quote #1

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not Picture Quote #1

Let us teach ourselves and others that politics should be an expression of a desire to contribute to the happiness of the community rather than of a need to cheat or rape the community Picture Quote #1

Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy Picture Quote #1

Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the word, is capable of listening to others, accepting them as equals, forgiving its enemies and regretting its own guilt Picture Quote #1

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out Picture Quote #1

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Sober perseverance is more effective than enthusiastic emotions, which are all too capable of being transferred, with little difficulty, to something different each day Picture Quote #1

The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him Picture Quote #1

The truth is not simply what you think it is; it is also the circumstances in which it is said, and to whom, why, and how it is said Picture Quote #1

Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance Picture Quote #1

Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them Picture Quote #1

I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence Picture Quote #1

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All human suffering concerns each human being (Vaclav Havel Quotes) We are finding out that what looked like a neglected house a year ago is in fact a ruin (Vaclav Havel Quotes) If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become president (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The salvation of the world lies in the human heart (Vaclav Havel Quotes) It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Truth and love will overcome lies and hatred (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed (Vaclav Havel Quotes) None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Lying can never save us from another lie (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect (Vaclav Havel Quotes) When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Time and time again I have been persuaded that a huge potential of goodwill is slumbering within our society. It's just that it's incoherent, suppressed, confused, crippled and perplexed (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Communism was overthrown by life, by thought, by dignity (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to prosecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The only lost cause is one we give up on before we enter the struggle (Vaclav Havel Quotes) There's always something suspicious about an intellectual on the winning side (Vaclav Havel Quotes) People, your government has returned to you! (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Let us teach ourselves and others that politics should be an expression of a desire to contribute to the happiness of the community rather than of a need to cheat or rape the community (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the word, is capable of listening to others, accepting them as equals, forgiving its enemies and regretting its own guilt (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Sober perseverance is more effective than enthusiastic emotions, which are all too capable of being transferred, with little difficulty, to something different each day (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The truth is not simply what you think it is; it is also the circumstances in which it is said, and to whom, why, and how it is said (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence (Vaclav Havel Quotes)