Demand Quote by Vaclav Havel

Life cannot be destroyed for good, neithercan history be brought entirely to a halt. A secret streamlet trickles on beneath the heavy lid of…

— Vaclav Havel

All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a…

— Victor Cousin

The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification.

— Byron Katie

“I always love the moment someone begins a journey.”

— Edmond Manning

“Roman history also demands a particular sort of imagination. In some ways, to explore ancient Rome from the twenty-first century is rather like walking…

— Mary Beard

“Why is it that every so often history demands a bloodbath, a holocaust, an Armageddon? And why is it that every time the time…

— Graham Swift

Proficiency in art is a contract with your self and the empowerment of your self. Not all of us demand or even desire proficiency,…

— Paul Gauguin

It takes all sorts to make a world - saints as well as soldiers.

— Anthony Anderson

“Whatever befalls us, we will endure it together. I clutch my longbow and dagger close to my side. My last thoughts linger on my…

— Mark Noce

“While taste conveys the complexity of life, a good chef should keep in mind that food can have a meaning that is often not…

— N.M. Kelby

“Charlotte Richmond says of herself: “I have few ladylike accomplishments. I cannot sing, I cannot draw, I cannot play the pianoforte or the harp…

— Nicola Slade

Curiously, the righteous Pharisees had little historical impact, save for a brief time in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. But Jesus' disciples…

— Philip Yancey