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Quotes by Croatian Authors

"The friendship that can cease has never been real."
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St. Jerome
"The friendship that can cease has never been real."
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"Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence."
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Goran Ivanisevic
"Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence."
"We are three countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia - countries that are now in transition and must cooperate with each other, because our economies depend on each other."
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Stjepan Mesic
"We are three countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia - countries that are now in transition and must cooperate with each other, because our economies depend on each other."
"True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks."
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St. Jerome
"True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks."
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"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best."
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St. Jerome
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best."
"I don't want to lose my accent, I just want it to become smaller."
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Goran Visnjic
"I don't want to lose my accent, I just want it to become smaller."
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"Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law."
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St. Jerome
"Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law."
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"He was driven by the idea that when Milosevic grabs a part of Bosnia, Croatia should get a piece of it, too."
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Stjepan Mesic
"He was driven by the idea that when Milosevic grabs a part of Bosnia, Croatia should get a piece of it, too."
"Action without a name, a "who" attached to it, is meaningless."
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St. Jerome
"Action without a name, a "who" attached to it, is meaningless."
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"Virginity can be lost by a thought."
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St. Jerome
"Virginity can be lost by a thought."
"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart."
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St. Jerome
"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart."
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"I think we can find a formula that would be to everyone's satisfaction, which would make it possible for Croatia to take some more steps and for Europe to accept us into its midst, and for the talks to start."
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Stjepan Mesic
"I think we can find a formula that would be to everyone's satisfaction, which would make it possible for Croatia to take some more steps and for Europe to accept us into its midst, and for the talks to start."
"The scars of others should teach us caution."
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St. Jerome
"The scars of others should teach us caution."
"Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most."
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St. Jerome
"Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most."
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"Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price."
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St. Jerome
"Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price."
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"As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore."
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Goran Ivanisevic
"As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore."
"Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied."
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St. Jerome
"Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied."
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"I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon."
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Goran Ivanisevic
"I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon."
"Croatia did not want Europe to be divided as to the start of Croatia's EU entry talks."
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Stjepan Mesic
"Croatia did not want Europe to be divided as to the start of Croatia's EU entry talks."
"The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'."
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Stjepan Mesic
"The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'."
"Haste is of the Devil."
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St. Jerome
"Haste is of the Devil."
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"The estimated loss of up to six million dead is founded too much on both emotional, biased testimonies and on exaggerated data in the postwar reckonings of war crimes and on the squaring of accounts with the defeated."
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Franjo Tudjman
"The estimated loss of up to six million dead is founded too much on both emotional, biased testimonies and on exaggerated data in the postwar reckonings of war crimes and on the squaring of accounts with the defeated."
"It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system."
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Goran Ivanisevic
"It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system."
"It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit."
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Goran Ivanisevic
"It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit."
"Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers."
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Goran Visnjic
"Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers."
"Why do you not practice what you preach."
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St. Jerome
"Why do you not practice what you preach."
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"Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield."
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St. Jerome
"Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield."
"They talk like angels but they live like men."
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St. Jerome
"They talk like angels but they live like men."
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"I don't understand the word hunk."
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Goran Visnjic
"I don't understand the word hunk."
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"Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life."
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St. Jerome
"Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life."
"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."
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St. Jerome
"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."
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"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."
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St. Jerome
"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."
"Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed."
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St. Jerome
"Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed."
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"Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night."
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St. Jerome
"Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night."
"Only a man of knowledge is capable of giving constructive criticism."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Only a man of knowledge is capable of giving constructive criticism."
"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept."
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St. Jerome
"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept."
"Telling the truth is less demanding than telling a lie."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Telling the truth is less demanding than telling a lie."
"If you are born to lead, be a leader!"
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Eraldo Banovac
"If you are born to lead, be a leader!"
"Continuous denial of rational arguments represents a contempt of common sense."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Continuous denial of rational arguments represents a contempt of common sense."
"Living a short life as a proud person is more worthwhile than living a whole century as a chameleon."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Living a short life as a proud person is more worthwhile than living a whole century as a chameleon."
"Ideas tell a lot about a person who generated them."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Ideas tell a lot about a person who generated them."
"Being naturally happy is the most impressive sign of freedom."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Being naturally happy is the most impressive sign of freedom."
"Motivating employees to work at their full potential is the main premise of successful management."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Motivating employees to work at their full potential is the main premise of successful management."
"You asked about important factors in management. I think the answer is quite simple " the most important factor is motivation."
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Eraldo Banovac
"You asked about important factors in management. I think the answer is quite simple " the most important factor is motivation."
"The main proof that you actually do not exist is that nobody ever criticizes you."
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Eraldo Banovac
"The main proof that you actually do not exist is that nobody ever criticizes you."
"Curiosity is crucial for innovation. We are all born curious, but only a small number of people remain curious for a lifetime."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Curiosity is crucial for innovation. We are all born curious, but only a small number of people remain curious for a lifetime."
"You shouldn't ask a question until you are sure you want to hear the answer."
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Eraldo Banovac
"You shouldn't ask a question until you are sure you want to hear the answer."
"Idealizing life is surely quite unrealistic, however, it is much better than living in constant despair."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Idealizing life is surely quite unrealistic, however, it is much better than living in constant despair."
"Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature."
"Information and communication technologies have changed the way of life completely. Nowadays, many people reach for their smart phones and/or turn their computers on as soon as they wake up. They look at the news on social networks and check e-mails, before they get dressed or have breakfast."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Information and communication technologies have changed the way of life completely. Nowadays, many people reach for their smart phones and/or turn their computers on as soon as they wake up. They look at the news on social networks and check e-mails, before they get dressed or have breakfast."
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