The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought. Vaclav Havel absenceabsurditydeep Change image and share on social
None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events. Vaclav Havel eventinterplaypopulation Change image and share on social
There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight. Vaclav Havel bottombroaddaylight Change image and share on social
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 certaintyconvictionhope Change image and share on social
It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly. Vaclav Havel ageexperiencehuman Change image and share on social
I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect. Vaclav Havel suspecttheatre Change image and share on social
Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. Vaclav Havel chancegoodstand 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
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity. Vaclav Havel absurditybirthcertainty 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
