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Quotes by Croatian Authors

"A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all."

"Some people have a handful of ideas, but not enough time to realize them."

"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."

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

"The dynamic nature of knowledge is reflected in human progress and technological achievements."

"Designing well-written tests still remains a challenging task. Some complex questions may lose clarity causing difficulties in providing meaningful answers. Basically, questions should be designed in such a way that each well-prepared student can easily give a correct answer."

"It is not acceptable that election winners interpret history. History should be left to historians who have a difficult task. They should try to avoid a one-sided or personal interpretation of history. Furthermore, some collective factors (such as national enthusiasm) may influence objectivity that is crucial for the interpretation of historical events."

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

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

"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."

"Criticism addressed to a person can only be of benefit if it was said in the right way and at the right time."

"Knowledge is the key to the development of civilization."

"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."

"Good managers don't set a goal to increase efficiency, but rather an implementation of business process improvements that result in higher efficiency as well."

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

"Observing is the basis of wisdom."

"Time runs independently of us, and we cannot comprehend the flow of time. Time is a category in itself."

"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."

"Having an open mind is the most important precondition for creatingnew ideas."

"When an influencing idea comes to life, people cannot exactly predict all its inevitable consequences."

"Managers can use power, money or certain circumstances to achieve short-term results. However, motivation is crucial for achieving long-term results."

"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."

"An idea occurs in the mind, where it is confined and useless. An idea lives when it leaves the mind."

"It is absolutely certain that we must act to protect nature much more efficiently than ever before. Tomorrow " when mankind will step forward to a totally uncertain future " will be too late."

"Tell us which ideas you promote and we will know which type of person you are."

"It is equally important to learn from experience and from books."

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

"It seems quite pointless to waste health relentlessly in order to earn money that we shall spend on recovering health."

"A wise man does not give quick answers to complex questions " he observes, analyzes and contemplates."

"Being blinded in love and friendship is a common mistake."

"Solving a complicated problem can be frustrating. You can have good problem solving skills, but sometimes a problem seems like it has no solution. Nevertheless, never give up."

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

"In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place."

"The older the friendship, the stronger the trust."
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