Vaclav Havel Quotes
Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm such a stereotypical female learner in that I love social studies and love literature, and I always struggled with math and science.
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I've been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that's the case, I should've come here in a space rocket.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.
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I am writing a book called 'The History of Australia in Hundred Objects.' It's of things we have invented in Australia. And you know, some of them are amazing. We invented the clapper boards used in films. We invented those cranes - those big long cranes used on construction sites.
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I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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I think what's important in a good manager and a good agent is that they know your vision and that they are passionate about you and believe in you. Because if they don't, then they're not going to work hard for you, and they're going to send you out on things that you don't want to do.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
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It doesn't matter if you don't have a complete set of anything because repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern.
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I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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I don't ever want to be sad about my life.
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I liked Pat Cash, and I loved Mats Wilander. I went to the Australian Open with my parents, and I used to watch Wilander being cheered on by the Swedish fans, and with his game style being like mine, I drew comparisons with him.
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I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.
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One of the things that defines a TEDster is you've taken your passion, and you've turned it into stewardship. You actually put action to the issues you care about.
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I walked into a gunfight with a knife to kill you, and cut you so fast when your blood spilled it was still blue.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
