Quote by Vaclav Havel
True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, wou

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say? – Vaclav Havel

Other quotes by Vaclav Havel

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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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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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

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Hope
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Oppression
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Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining. – Saul Bellow

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Oppression

Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Oppression

The web of domination has become the web of Reason itself, and this society is fatally entangled in it. – Herbert Marcuse

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Oppression

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise. – E. M. Cioran

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Oppression

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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings

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Pride

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people Ive ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy. – Alvin Lee

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famous

There are no ideas in the Republican Party right now in the Congress. Theyre the party of no. They desperately need some intellectual leadership. And whatever you think of Newt Gingrich, he can supply intellectual leadership. So I hope he does run. – Howard Dean

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Hope

I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me. – Lord Nelson

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Punctuality