Martin Svoboda favourite quotes (page 21)

Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, the first human in space

This has been reported as a remark Gagarin made while in orbit aboard Vostok 1, but there is no indication of it in the official transcripts of his communications. It is similar to the above statements he reportedly made after his return to earth, which might have given rise to this account.
Misattributed

“There is no doubt; even a rejection can be the shadow of a caress”.”

José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955) Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist

“Belief in the unreal can comfort the human mind, but it also weakens it.”

Aaron Guzikowski tv series Raised by Wolves

Raised by Wolves, season 1, episode 1. Mother.

“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”

Jack London (1876–1916) American author, journalist, and social activist

As quoted in Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior (1991) by Dan Millman, p. 78
Life’s not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.
As quoted in "They Came to Write in Hawai‘i" by Joseph Theroux, in Spirit of Aloha (March/April 2007)

“The trick is growing up without growing old.”

Casey Stengel (1890–1975) American baseball player and coach

“You need a reason to be angry. You don't need a reason to be happy.”

Louis Sachar book Sideways Stories From Wayside School

Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Source: Sideways Stories from Wayside School

“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.”

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer

Variant: You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.

“the biggest risk is to take no risk. or to take crazy risks.”

John Marsden book Tomorrow, When the War Began

Source: Tomorrow, When the War Began

“People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose: I was chosen to be a dancer, and, with that, you live all your life.”

Martha Graham (1894–1991) American dancer and choreographer

I Am A Dancer (1952)
Source: Blood Memory

“Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are.”

Will Ferrell (1967) American actor, writer, and comedian

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.”

Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright

“Do it or do not do it - you will regret both.”

Sören Kierkegaard book Aut-Aut

Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.
Source: Either/Or