V%C3%A1clav Havel/cultural Allusions and Interests

Famous quotes containing the words havel, cultural and/or interests:

    Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren’t in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)

    To recover the fatherhood idea, we must fashion a new cultural story of fatherhood. The moral of today’s story is that fatherhood is superfluous. The moral of the new story must be that fatherhood is essential.
    David Blankenhorn (20th century)

    As to the permanent interest of individuals in the aggregated interests of the community, and in the proverbial maxim, that honesty is the best policy, present temptation is often found to be an overmatch for those considerations.
    James Madison (1751–1836)