Martin Svoboda

“We have always sought explanations when it was only representations that we could seek to invent.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“Modern man no longer works at what cannot be abbreviated.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“My hand feels touched as well as it touches; reality says this, and nothing more.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“A poem is never finished; it's always an accident that puts a stop to it-that is to say, gives it to the public.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“A good poet is of no more use to his country than a good petanque player.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.”

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher

“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“I’ve decided to be happy because it is good for my health.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“Each man lived his own life, and paid his own price for living it.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

Mae West (1893–1980) American actress and sex symbol

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”

Xenophon (-430–-354 BC) ancient Greek historian and philosopher

“Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.”

Xenophon (-430–-354 BC) ancient Greek historian and philosopher

“Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are the more selective you become.”

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Serbian American inventor

“I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place”

Michael Jackson (1958–2009) American singer, songwriter and dancer

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

Richard Branson (1950) English business magnate, investor and philanthropist

“The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.”

Simon Sinek (1973) British/American author and motivational speaker

“Prohibition of desire leads to desire for prohibition.”

Slavoj Žižek (1949) Slovene philosopher

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, the man who never reads lives only one.”

George Raymond Richard Martin book A Dance with Dragons