Quote by Vaclav Havel
Isnt it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new

Isnt 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

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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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Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace. – 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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Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker. – Mitt Romney

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Keep hope alive! – Jesse Jackson

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I dont think Im a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. – Spike Lee

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I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound. – Chelsea Clinton

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