Vaclav Havel

The truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred.

As soon as man began considering himself the source of the meaning of the world and not merely a part of it, the world began to lose its meaning.

The tragedy of the modern world is not that it has lost its sense of purpose, but that it has lost its sense of humor.

I am not a politician, I am a playwright.

Without free, independent, and autonomous culture, there is no nation.

The best way to destroy a totalitarian system is to live as if it does not exist.

Keeping the truth suppressed is a dangerous game. It can blow up in your face.

The only way to achieve freedom is to fight for it.

I am not a prophet, I am a man who tries to tell the truth.

Truth is not something that can be invented. It is something that must be discovered.

The more power you have, the more responsibility you have.

Living in truth is not a matter of intellectual conviction, but of existential responsibility.

The future is uncertain, but it is also full of possibilities.

I believe in the power of the human spirit.

The greatest challenge facing humanity is to live in harmony with nature.

Every person is responsible for their own actions.

The most important thing is to never give up.

I am a man of theater, not a man of politics.

A genuine, all-encompassing, and profound change in human existence is not possible without a change in the human heart.

The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.