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Quote by Vaclav Havel
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most decept

The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it. – Vaclav Havel

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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. – Vaclav Havel

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Absurdity
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Whats certain is that a totalitarian enclave like Cubas cant continue to exist, so change will definitely come there, eventually. – Vaclav Havel

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Change
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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

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power
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Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public. – Placido Domingo

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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. – David Hume

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alone

If its true that our species is alone in the universe, then Id have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. – George Carlin

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alone

Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit. – William Shirley

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A brave arm makes a short sword long. – Author Unknown

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We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options. – David Suzuki

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Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to use that power. Thanks to technology, we can instantly communicate across the world, but it still doesnt help us know what to say. – Jonathan Sacks

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