The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it. Vaclav Havel attemptdeceptivedevote Change image and share on social
When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete. Vaclav Havel completefreedomtruth Change image and share on social
Hope 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
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good. Vaclav Havel abilitydeepenterprise share on social
Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life. Vaclav Havel factguardianlife Change image and share on social
Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace. Vaclav Havel autonomouscitizenexternal share on social
Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you. Vaclav Havel felthopelife Change image and share on social
The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility. Vaclav Havel hearthumanlie Change image and share on social
Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising. Vaclav Havel assumedisruptdrama Change image and share on social
If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed. Vaclav Havel artistchangeentertain Change image and share on social