Vaclav Havel

The human mind cannot grasp the meaning of its own existence, nor the meaning of the universe.

The greatest danger in life is to be too safe.

Responsibility is something that you have to take on yourself. You cannot wait for others to give it to you.

The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

The only way to overcome evil is to do good.

Every person is responsible for his or her own actions, and for the state of the world.

I am not a guru. I am just a man who tries to live in truth.

The future of humanity depends on our ability to cooperate and to respect each other.

The only way out of the crisis is to find a new way of thinking.

The best way to destroy a system is to ignore it.

Freedom is not given; it is won.

The world is full of paradoxes.

The greatest prison is the one we build for ourselves.

Without memory, there can be no identity.

The world is not a comfortable place. It is a place of struggle.

The only way to be free is to be yourself.

All power is thus inherently dangerous.

The future is uncertain, but it is not hopeless.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

The emperor is naked, but he is still the emperor.