“He [Vaclav Havel] did love music. And so much about the Czech revolution was about music.” Quote by Judy Woodruff
“I think he [Vaclav Havel] is one of the great figures of the 20th century. He is one of the people that was able to be a part of overthrowing a dictatorial system by talking to people and understanding what the elements of democracy really are and respect for each other and elevating.” PeopleThinkingAbleUnderstandingTalkingDemocracyCenturyFiguresElements20th CenturyElevating Author:Judy Woodruff
“Vaclav Havel had moral stature. The president in first Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in many ways is a ceremonial role. And so, speaking out and having that strong moral fiber, people just knew that he told the truth to people who had only heard lies. And so I think his - that's his legacy.” PeopleThinkingWayFirstsLyingStrongPresidentMoralRolesHeardLegacyRepublicStatureFiberSpeaking OutCzechCzechoslovakiaMoral FiberCzech Republic Author:Judy Woodruff
“In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what was going on around me. If I am given that opportunity again to go to the Olympics and be an athlete I want to take it all in because I feel like this is my last shot and I want to feel the team spirit. I want to really live and breathe the USA.” IfsWantFeelsEnoughLastsSpiritOpportunityGivenTeamShotsCompetitionAthleteBreatheUsaOlympicsTeam Spirit Author:Shawn Johnson
“I think he [Vaclav Havel] probably would have liked to have written more plays. I think he missed being a playwright.I think he talked about wanting to write plays and keep appealing to people through that medium, rather than politics.” PeopleThinkingWritingPlayWrittenMediumsPlaywright Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think he [Vaclav Havel] felt that he could speak more truth, in a way, through writing plays.” ThinkingWayWritingPlaySpeakFelt Author:Judy Woodruff
“I don't collect anymore. Everything is so terribly expensive. I don't see anything I like anyhow.” Expensive Author:Peggy Guggenheim
“I was much more interested in literature than I was in art. I just got into art by mistake.” ArtLiteratureMistake Author:Peggy Guggenheim
“The short story feels like the most natural length for prose fiction, or certainly for the kind of ideas and situations I like to encounter.” FeelsKindIdeasStoriesNaturalFictionSituationEncountersProseLengthShort Story Author:Nicholas Royle
“I only like naturalistic stories. I love short, fantastic stories that cast a spell over the reader, that transport you instantly to another place with another set of rules, somewhere imagined by someone else.” StoriesReaderCastsFantasticSpellsTransportShort Love Author:Nicholas Royle