"When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete." ― Vaclav Havel Topic(s): Dreams More From Vaclav Havel "Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good." "Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace." "Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don’t, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you." More In Dreams "I don’t dream songs. I’m more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song. I also tend to get up and write prose in the morning from which will come songs."― Judy Collins "When I look back over my life it’s almost as if there was a plan laid out for me – from the little girl who was so passionate about animals who longed to go to Africa and whose family couldn’t afford to put her through college. Everyone laughed at my dreams. I was supposed to be a secretary in Bournemouth."― Jane Goodall "Perhaps life is just that… a dream and a fear."― Joseph Conrad