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Quotes by Croatian Authors

"In the morning, people have a plan for that day. Hardworking people think of what they will do during the day, and idle people on what they should do."

"Inside the human mind, an idea is a mental spark that occurs as a response to the challenge of a train of thought."

"Do not look for company at all costs, and especially do not allow loneliness to lead you to fickle love or false friendship."

"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."

"Adding your own piece of knowledge to the vast knowledge of the humanrace could be a sufficient reason for having existed."

"Older people sometimes talk about the good old days when life was better. In fact, they talk nostalgically about their own youth that was irretrievably gone. The past century has made enormous progress in all fields. The standard of living, work environment, health care quality and mobility, and the availability of cultural programs, recreational activities and information " all that clearly speaks in favor of nowadays."

"Understanding how little we know is crucial to gaining knowledge."

"Every fool has an idea how to change the world. Wise people think about how to improve the world around them."

"Some old and unrealized ideas will undoubtedly be actualized when their time comes."

"There's no reason to cry over spilled milk. People cannot change the things that have already happened."

"Use two-way communication on oral exams to check the students' knowledge, not their attitudes. Checking attitudes can lead to the slippery area of subjective assessment."

"An idea is an amazing creation of the human mind, which comes either asa result of one's continuous endeavors for solving a certain problem or justas a spark that lights up the considered problem."

"Life is the greatest teacher because it educates even those who really hate to learn."

"Adapting to changes represents an important characteristic of human nature, essential for the development of human society."

"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."

"For any question " regardless of its complexity " there is a clear andsimple answer."

"Sometimes people think the old days were better than today. Even though life was simpler and slower, it was not necessarily easier."

"It is impossible to avoid failures in life. Don't be afraid of them. Consider rather how to learn from your own failures."

"An incompetent person in a responsible position may cause huge damage. Such a person should act less and think more."

"Each child is a unique person, so raise your child taking this fact intoconsideration."

"Open-mindedness is a precondition for generating new ideas, but focusing on the problem is almost equally important."

"An ideal world inhabited by carefree people is nothing more than a utopia."

"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."

"Nowadays, using a computer has become a way of life."

"In reality, there is no highway to success. Therefore, be prepared for difficulties."

"Don't judge people too strongly."

"One should learn by considering one's own failures that are a part of life."

"Only a person who is motivated in the inner depths of his being will help without hesitation and with no obligation for the one helped."

"Unfortunately, people who always tell the truth don't have many friends."

"It is much more worthwhile to implement only one bright idea than collecting a thousand of them."

"Creativity is an amazing human characteristic, which is more connected with curiosity than with knowledge."

"If you have an idea, you will likely have difficulties during the process ofrealization regardless of the type of idea (scientific idea, invention idea,business idea, new product idea, brand idea, advertising idea, etc.)."

"One may sleep as long as one prefers, but one should know that each hour of excess sleep is an hour lost for learning."

"Empathize with others. You may easily get into a situation where you need the understanding of others."

"Be patient in life, knowing that there is a real possibility that the desired outcome could happen without your direct involvement."

"Do you want to resolve a conflict successfully? Don't wait, start a conversation."

"I've tried to solve problems to the best of my knowledge. Many times I was successful, but sometimes I also failed. And now I finally understand " that's life."
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