Havel Quotes
- Vaclav Havel is the figure that represents the Velvet Revolution and the reunification of Europe. He will be sorely missed. — Jerzy Buzek
- Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as [Vaclav] Havel so eloquently reminds us, inevitably to live in a lie. Truth can only… — James W. Sire
- A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age ... pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from… — Douglas Coupland
- Nostalgia for dead tyrants and the longing for heroes are unhealthy, and they can result in the deification of a Saddam as easily as a… — Rory Stewart
- I would count myself as a friend of Vaclav Havel. — Tom Stoppard
- I think of myself as living so much outside borders or old categories that I choose as my leaders U2, the Dalai Lama, Vaclav Havel,… — Pico Iyer
- Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us, inevitably to live in a lie. Truth can only be… — James W Sire