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Vaclav Havel Quotes

Those who rebelled against totalitarian rule and those who simply managed to remain themselves and think freely, were all persecuted. We should not forget any of those who paid for our present freedom in one way or another 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

Our country, if that is what we want, can now permanently radiate love, understanding, the power of the spirit and of ideas. It is precisely this glow that we can offer as our specific contribution to international politics 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

There used to be a time when this country's president could have delivered the same new year's address he had given a year before, and nobody would have noticed. Fortunately, that time has passed Picture Quote #1

We have discovered that what a year ago seemed to be a neglected house is essentially a ruin. This is not a pleasant fact, and it is not surprising that all of us are rather annoyed and disappointed about it Picture Quote #1

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I think that it is my duty today to remind you as well of the good things that have happened, accomplishments that a year ago we could scarcely have imagined Picture Quote #1

Full freedom of speech and expression prevails in our country, and freedom of assembly and association is guaranteed Picture Quote #1

I know we have still done very little, and that the main tasks still lie ahead of us. I would say that we have just completed a year of preparation in which the conditions for a new environment have been created Picture Quote #1

I appeal to all pupils, students and young people, asking you to focus on the horizons that are opening up for you, and which you could only dream of a year ago. Our future will depend on your desire for education and moral values as well as on your entrepreneurial spirit Picture Quote #1

I also appeal to those who have already done most of their work for society. I hope that the changes you awaited or worked for for so long will bring joy and satisfaction into your lives. We need your experience, your wisdom and your love Picture Quote #1

It also happens, rather often, that politicians do not actually talk to each other but only to one another's shadows as they appear in the media Picture Quote #1

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It is clearly necessary to invent organizational structures appropriate to the present multicultural age. But such efforts are doomed to failure if they do not grow out of something deeper, out of generally held values Picture Quote #1

The declaration of independence states that the creator gave man the right to liberty. It seems man can realize that liberty only if he does not forget the one who endowed him with it Picture Quote #1

One has to greatly admire the patience with which our society has come to terms with all the challenges of these dramatic times, the extent of which few of us could have anticipated in those heady, revolutionary days Picture Quote #1

My dear friends, I bid you farewell as your president. I remain with you as your fellow citizen! Picture Quote #1

A specter is haunting Eastern Europe: the specter of what in the West is called 'dissent' Picture Quote #1

Human rights are universal and indivisible. Human freedom is also indivisible: if it is denied to anyone in the world, it is therefore denied, indirectly, to all people. This is why we cannot remain silent in the face of evil or violence; silence merely encourages them Picture Quote #1

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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

If one were required to increase the dramatic seriousness of his face in relation to the seriousness of the problems he had to confront, he would quickly petrify and become his own statue Picture Quote #1

People thought they could explain and conquer nature - yet the outcome is that they destroyed it and disinherited themselves from it Picture Quote #1

Genuine politics - politics worthy of the name, and the only politics I am willing to devote myself to - is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community, and serving those who will come after us Picture Quote #1

A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clearsighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerality of everything human Picture Quote #1

The role of the writer is not simply to arrange being according to his own lights; he must also serve as a medium to being and remain open to its often unfathomable dictates. This is the only way the work can transcend its creator and radiate its meaning Picture Quote #1

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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

Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you 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

If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed Picture Quote #1

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

The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought Picture Quote #1

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Those who rebelled against totalitarian rule and those who simply managed to remain themselves and think freely, were all persecuted. We should not forget any of those who paid for our present freedom in one way or another (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) Our country, if that is what we want, can now permanently radiate love, understanding, the power of the spirit and of ideas. It is precisely this glow that we can offer as our specific contribution to international politics (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) There used to be a time when this country's president could have delivered the same new year's address he had given a year before, and nobody would have noticed. Fortunately, that time has passed (Vaclav Havel Quotes) We have discovered that what a year ago seemed to be a neglected house is essentially a ruin. This is not a pleasant fact, and it is not surprising that all of us are rather annoyed and disappointed about it (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I think that it is my duty today to remind you as well of the good things that have happened, accomplishments that a year ago we could scarcely have imagined (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Full freedom of speech and expression prevails in our country, and freedom of assembly and association is guaranteed (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I know we have still done very little, and that the main tasks still lie ahead of us. I would say that we have just completed a year of preparation in which the conditions for a new environment have been created (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I appeal to all pupils, students and young people, asking you to focus on the horizons that are opening up for you, and which you could only dream of a year ago. Our future will depend on your desire for education and moral values as well as on your entrepreneurial spirit (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I also appeal to those who have already done most of their work for society. I hope that the changes you awaited or worked for for so long will bring joy and satisfaction into your lives. We need your experience, your wisdom and your love (Vaclav Havel Quotes) It also happens, rather often, that politicians do not actually talk to each other but only to one another's shadows as they appear in the media (Vaclav Havel Quotes) It is clearly necessary to invent organizational structures appropriate to the present multicultural age. But such efforts are doomed to failure if they do not grow out of something deeper, out of generally held values (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The declaration of independence states that the creator gave man the right to liberty. It seems man can realize that liberty only if he does not forget the one who endowed him with it (Vaclav Havel Quotes) One has to greatly admire the patience with which our society has come to terms with all the challenges of these dramatic times, the extent of which few of us could have anticipated in those heady, revolutionary days (Vaclav Havel Quotes) My dear friends, I bid you farewell as your president. I remain with you as your fellow citizen! (Vaclav Havel Quotes) A specter is haunting Eastern Europe: the specter of what in the West is called 'dissent' (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Human rights are universal and indivisible. Human freedom is also indivisible: if it is denied to anyone in the world, it is therefore denied, indirectly, to all people. This is why we cannot remain silent in the face of evil or violence; silence merely encourages them (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) If one were required to increase the dramatic seriousness of his face in relation to the seriousness of the problems he had to confront, he would quickly petrify and become his own statue (Vaclav Havel Quotes) People thought they could explain and conquer nature - yet the outcome is that they destroyed it and disinherited themselves from it (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Genuine politics - politics worthy of the name, and the only politics I am willing to devote myself to - is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community, and serving those who will come after us (Vaclav Havel Quotes) A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clearsighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerality of everything human (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The role of the writer is not simply to arrange being according to his own lights; he must also serve as a medium to being and remain open to its often unfathomable dictates. This is the only way the work can transcend its creator and radiate its meaning (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) Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you (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) If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed (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) The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought (Vaclav Havel Quotes)

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