“I have no doubt about it. I think this is a part of the nature of man, a desire for freedom, for dignified life.” Quote by Judy Woodruff
“Of course, man is also a weak creature with many bad qualities. And it depends on which of his qualities will in a certain social situation and in a certain climate prevail, which qualities will awaken. The totalitarian system was masterful in how it managed to mobilize all the bad qualities.” MenCertainCoursesSocialQualitySituationDependsCreaturesWeakClimateBad Qualities Author:Judy Woodruff
“This is naturally the most important thing, the dark traces left by the era of totalitarianism in the human mind, where is - are difficult to do away with. And this is a very demanding job.” MindHumansImportantJobsLeftDifficultDarkImportant ThingsErasHuman MindTotalitarianism Author:Judy Woodruff
“I knew that Vaclav Havel didn't want to look into people's eyes, because he said that, when he was being interrogated during the communist period and had been taken to jail, that, if you look directly into somebody's eyes, they can persuade you. And so you can see that so clearly in this interview, where he's looking down.And I kept saying to him as we kept coming - came over here: " You have to look up."And I clearly had no influence on him.” PeopleIfsWantLooksSaidEyeTakenInfluencePeriodsDown AndInterviewsLook UpJailCommunistLooking Down Author:Judy Woodruff
“Vaclav Havel was the most amazing man in terms of being the combination of somebody with massive moral authority, great courage for having espoused the concepts of democracy, freedom throughout a very difficult communist period, a very modest man, and somebody with a fabulous sense of humor and the idea of being able to see the absurd in situations.” MenIdeasAbleDifficultTermSituationMoralDemocracyPeriodsAuthorityConceptsAbsurdCombinationMassiveSense Of HumorCommunistModestFabulousMost AmazingDemocracy FreedomMoral AuthorityAmazing Man Author:Judy Woodruff
“The system was afraid of Vaclav Havel. And so they either harassed him for put him in jail.” Jail Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think that, from Vaclav Havel own experience, he knew if we all paid attention to what was going on, the chances were that even the most horrible dictators wouldn't execute people.” PeopleIfsThinkingChanceAttentionPaidHorribleDictator Author:Judy Woodruff
“Vaclav Havel was a really popular leader. He couldn't believe that he was really there. I mean, he still dressed in black T-shirts and jeans and was very kind of '60s. And he began to realize the seriousness of it. And he knew how to strategize. And he had a very keen political sense, but he didn't want to be like the old communist leaders.” WantBelieveKindMeanStillsPoliticalBlackRealizingLeaderShirtsCommunistJeansT ShirtSeriousnessReally PopularCommunist Leaders Author:Judy Woodruff
“Vaclav Havel didn't want to ride around in big black cars. And he had his own car with a little red heart on it. And he loved to go out and talk to the people.” PeopleWantHeartLittlesBigsBlackCarRed Author:Judy Woodruff
“Vaclav Havel had this great sense of humor. And you kind of felt that he was making a little bit fun of everything at the same time.” KindLittlesFunFeltBitsLittle BitSense Of Humor Author:Judy Woodruff
“He [Vaclav Havel] did love music. And so much about the Czech revolution was about music.” RevolutionMusic LoveCzech Author:Judy Woodruff