Inspirational Quotes by Vaclav Havel

11 Inspirational quotes by Vaclav Havel

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Havel’s eleven concise reflections draw from his political and literary legacy, offering steady, measured encouragement for navigating life’s complexities.

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People, your Government has returned to you!

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Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

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Communism was overthrown by life, by thought, by dignity.

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I have read somewhere that in a totalitarian system martyrdom does better than thought.

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Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.

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We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain.

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Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more humane society will not emerge.

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By perceiving ourselves as part of the river, we take responsibility for the river as a whole.

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There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them.

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I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things…

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Someone who does not draw strength from himself and who is incapable of finding the meaning of his life within himself will...seek…

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“For by this very fact, individuals confirm the system, fulfill the system, make the system, are the system.”

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Hope is not a feeling of certainty that everything ends well. Hope is just a feeling that life and work have a meaning.

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I cannot imagine that I could strive for something if I did not carry hope in me.

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People, your Government has returned to you!

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Whether all is really lost or not depends entirely on whether or not I am lost.

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