But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European region. Vaclav Havel anchorecentraleuropean Change image and share on social
The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both. Vaclav Havel determinedivideexercise share on social
Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance. Vaclav Havel acteffectgain Change image and share on social
There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side. Vaclav Havel intellectualsidesuspect Change image and share on social
I think it's important for one to take a certain distance from oneself. Vaclav Havel distanceimportantoneself Change image and share on social
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 absurdityavoiddescend Change image and share on social
I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions. Vaclav Havel capabledivisionentire Change image and share on social
As soon as man began considering himself the source of the highest meaning in the world and the measure of everything, the world began to lose its human dimension, and man began to lose control of it. Vaclav Havel begincontroldimension Change image and share on social
In my opinion, theater shouldn't give advice to citizens. Vaclav Havel advicecitizengive Change image and share on social