Quotes by Croatian Authors - Page 3

The next presumption is always valid: one's knowledge corresponds toone's intellectual capacity.
Eraldo Banovac
Be extremely careful when using irony: bear in mind that irony might bean overture for sarcasm.
Eraldo Banovac
Aiming to check a new test's difficulty, ask your assistants to solve the test prior to the actual exam. If the results are not satisfactory, reevaluate all ambiguous questions and correct them.
Eraldo Banovac
Adding your own piece of knowledge to the vast knowledge of the humanrace could be a sufficient reason for having existed.
Eraldo Banovac
Criticism addressed to a person can only be of benefit if it was said in the right way and at the right time.
Eraldo Banovac
A deep consideration of the essence of knowledge should reveal how knowledge corresponds to the truth.
Eraldo Banovac
True friendship doesn't include jealousy.
Eraldo Banovac
A person who is too proud in love will suffer from the devastating bitterness in the end.
Eraldo Banovac
The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
Garry Kasparov
Curiosity lies in a hidden corner of the scientific mind.
Eraldo Banovac
Human nature is so complicated. Those who have little, want a lot. Those who have a lot, think others have more. Those who lose, blame others for the loss.
Eraldo Banovac
Time runs independently of us, and we cannot comprehend the flow of time. Time is a category in itself.
Eraldo Banovac
The human mind isn’t a computer; it cannot progress in an orderly fashion down a list of candidate moves and rank them by a score down to the hundredth of a pawn the way a chess machine does. Even the most disciplined human mind wanders in the heat of competition. This is both a weakness and a strength of human cognition. Sometimes these undisciplined wanderings only weaken your analysis. Other times they lead to inspiration, to beautiful or paradoxical moves that were not on your initial list of candidates.
Garry Kasparov
An unsolved problem bothers one's mind, just as a small stone in the shoe,until an idea for solving the problem comes to mind.
Eraldo Banovac
Knowledge is the key to the development of civilization.
Eraldo Banovac
I’m a firm a believer in the power of free enterprise to move the world forward. All that Soviet respect for science was no match for the American innovation machine once unleashed. The problem comes when the government is inhibiting innovation with overregulation and short-sighted policy. Trade wars and restrictive immigration regulations will limit America’s ability to attract the best and brightest minds, minds needed for this and every forthcoming Sputnik moment.
Garry Kasparov
Managers can use power, money or certain circumstances to achieve short-term results. However, motivation is crucial for achieving long-term results.
Eraldo Banovac
My father told me once "Son, there are only two kinds people that can do whatever they want in life. Kings and fools.". So I decided to be a King.
Danilo Vukovljak
Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community ofhumans even as I exclude myself from the community of sinners. But no onecan be in the presence of the God of the crucified Messiah for long withoutovercoming this double exclusion — without transposing the enemy from thesphere of the monstrous… into the sphere of shared humanity and herself fromthe sphere of proud innocence into the sphere of common sinfulness. Whenone knows [as the cross demonstrates] that the torturer will not eternallytriumph over the victim, one is free to rediscover that person’s humanity andimitate God’s love for him. And when one knows [as the cross demonstrates]that God’s love is greater than all sin, one is free to see oneself in the light ofGod’s justice and so rediscover one’s own sinfulness.
Miroslav Volf
I do not respect a person without sadness in their eyes, but i do envy them..
Danilo Vukovljak
Some stories are easy to follow, and easy to tell. There is an introduction, a twist, and a happily-ever-after. And when telling the story, everyone forgets those small details, like that one quiet morning when the two of you woke wake up with the sunrise and talked about cookies. Or that night when she had her period, and the cramps were killing her, and she just needed your hug and something warm.
Andrea Tomić
Choosing comfort over knowledge is a sign of a weak mind..
Danilo Vukovljak
Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature.
Eraldo Banovac
Do not tend to hire only people who see what you see. Such a tendency may lead to a decline in operating profit, and even bankruptcy.
Eraldo Banovac
People can enjoy music everywhere. Therefore, music is more than a giftbecause it represents a unique form of human freedom.
Eraldo Banovac
To smile sincerely is acceptable after making mistakes – that is the best way to feel cheerful and repeat the same mistakes.
Eraldo Banovac
The dynamic nature of knowledge is reflected in human progress and technological achievements.
Eraldo Banovac
Some old and unrealized ideas will undoubtedly be actualized when their time comes.
Eraldo Banovac
Ideas tell a lot about a person who generated them.
Eraldo Banovac
The power of positive thinking is vital for maintaining happiness, goodhealth and longevity.
Eraldo Banovac
You shouldn’t ask a question until you are sure you want to hear the answer.
Eraldo Banovac
A child’s best friend is often the one telling bedtime stories.
Eraldo Banovac
Many books describe different problem solving techniques, but solving complicated problems in reality is not so easy.
Eraldo Banovac
If your endeavors result in success of the company in a continuity of atleast a few years, you are a successful manager. If other companies followyour business approach, you are certainly an important manager withleader characteristics.
Eraldo Banovac
Knowledge is a beautiful thing that can fill us with happiness. Let’s just think about our students who answered brilliantly to questions on various exams.
Eraldo Banovac
Be careful about financial offers that often come by email. Before you respond to such an offer, ask yourself: do I really need a new problem?
Eraldo Banovac
Interestingly, people often boast that they are hard workers not understanding that hardworking means spending a lot of time and energy on work.
Eraldo Banovac
In my opinion, the author-level metric can distort a real author's citation impact. For example, an author who has an h-index = 2 obtained on the basis of two published papers of which each is cited twenty times is more influential than an author who has an h-index = 3 obtained on the basis of three published papers of which each is cited three times.
Eraldo Banovac
No one is interested in real victims, or real criminals. Not local courts, not their fellow citizens, not publishers, and not readers. Everyone simply refuses to believe them. An imaginary crime is much more convincing; reality is too real. They can only identify with an invented crime, only paper evil can excite them.
Dubravka Ugrešić
Only knowledge and truth may result in freedom of mind.
Eraldo Banovac
Why did you run away last time?” William asks quietly, so quietly that at first, I think I’m imagining it...“Because you are dangerous for me,” I say in the same tone so that he is the only one who can hear me...“Because,” I say, but then I stop, my throat suddenly too dry.7…6…My tongue darts out to wet my lips before continuing in a hurry. “Because…”5…“You could be everything I ever wanted.” 4…3…“Everything and so much more.
Anna B. Doe
Intellectual capacity is the key to solving any complex problem.
Eraldo Banovac
Don't judge people too strongly.
Eraldo Banovac
Learning continuously is the best way to build one's intellectual capacity.
Eraldo Banovac
Concerning mistakes, follow three simple rules. Firstly, correct a mistake that you made whenever it is possible. Secondly, don't repeat the same mistakes. Thirdly, learn from past mistakes.
Eraldo Banovac
As an outsider I was free to pick my own literary traditions, to build my own system of literary values.
Dubravka Ugrešić
Open-mindedness is a precondition for generating new ideas, but focusing on the problem is almost equally important.
Eraldo Banovac
There is a huge difference between thinking we know something and actually knowing something.
Eraldo Banovac
Don't think you can act perfectly. A perfect person doesn't exist. Always strive to give your best effort, and that's it.
Eraldo Banovac
Never lie. Firstly, you will be caught in the lie sooner or later. Secondly, count on problems when repairing the consequences of the lie. Therefore, always tell the truth no matter how unpleasant it is.
Eraldo Banovac
A man's heart is small, but it is surrounded by the immensity of its soul. Sometimes our words may appear silent, but they are certainly heading for infinity.
Walter William Safar
Continuously feeling superior is a characteristic of immaturity.
Eraldo Banovac
Each type of knowledge has value; however, from an engineering point of view, practical knowledge seems to be more valuable than theoretical knowledge.
Eraldo Banovac
There is no better way to improve yourself than an exchange of ideaswith peers.
Eraldo Banovac
We both keep quiet. Again.Today just seems like a day for it. It’s easier that way. You don’t have to say things you don’t want to say because once the words are out, you’ll have to confront them.Confront your insecurities. Confront your fears.Confront yourself. I think that one, the last one, is the hardest.
Anna B. Doe
It’s not like you have anything to lose anymore.”My fingers stop at my thumb ring while Sienna’s words echo in my head. Do I have anything to lose? I mean, after all I did, everything I fought against. I slowly turn the ring on my thumb. This simple band has, like all of my rings, one word engraved on it. Will anything change if I go to him? After all, I did lose everything that is important.It’s funny, actually, after the months I spent pushing him away. I thought, like the silly girl I probably am, that if I didn’t give myself to him, I’d be safe, that as long as I didn’t sleep with him, I wouldn’t lose my heart. Shouldn’t I have this one last memory to take home with me?So lost…I came here lost and I’ll go home lost. How convenient, and so utterly pathetic I want to give myself one strong shake to snap out of this.
Anna B. Doe
The development of civilization was marked by constant changes. This will continue – therefore, the future will belong to people ready for change.
Eraldo Banovac
A happy man doesn't reconsider life.
Eraldo Banovac
Wherever you work, work hard and educate yourself continuously. You must never forget social welfare, ethics and honesty. However, there is no guarantee for your career progression. Therefore, don't expect that only the best people will be promoted.
Eraldo Banovac
As much as we strive towards the light, we still want to be embraced by the shadow.
Zoran Drvenkar