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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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all."
"There is a fascinating entanglement of science and knowledge, which is expressed as scientific knowledge."
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Eraldo Banovac
"There is a fascinating entanglement of science and knowledge, which is expressed as scientific knowledge."
"Teach your little ones about the rules of decent behaviour. When they grow up, it will be too late to learn."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Teach your little ones about the rules of decent behaviour. When they grow up, it will be too late to learn."
"Some people have a handful of ideas, but not enough time to realize them."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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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."
"Inside the human mind, an idea is a mental spark that occurs as a response to the challenge of a train of thought."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
"Always educate yourself regardless of how old you are."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Always educate yourself regardless of how old you are."
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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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."
"Criticism addressed to a person can only be of benefit if it was said in the right way and at the right time."
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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."
"Is there any difference between a happy and a lucky man? A happy is someone who finds an oasis with drinking water in a desert. A lucky man will always find water."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Is there any difference between a happy and a lucky man? A happy is someone who finds an oasis with drinking water in a desert. A lucky man will always find water."
"Knowledge is the most beautiful manifestation of the human mind."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Knowledge is the most beautiful manifestation of the human mind."
"Knowledge is the key to the development of civilization."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
"Reading might be the root of ideas and inventions, even in the case of leisure reading."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Reading might be the root of ideas and inventions, even in the case of leisure reading."
"Open-mindedness is a precondition for generating new ideas, but focusing on the problem is almost equally important."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Open-mindedness is a precondition for generating new ideas, but focusing on the problem is almost equally important."
"Observing is the basis of wisdom."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Observing is the basis of wisdom."
"How to advise parents for being successful in raising children stillremains an important unsolved problem."
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Eraldo Banovac
"How to advise parents for being successful in raising children stillremains an important unsolved problem."
"Time runs independently of us, and we cannot comprehend the flow of time. Time is a category in itself."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Time runs independently of us, and we cannot comprehend the flow of time. Time is a category in itself."
"Knowledge as such can never be worthless."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Knowledge as such can never be worthless."
"An ideal world inhabited by carefree people is nothing more than a utopia."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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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."
"Having an open mind is the most important precondition for creatingnew ideas."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"It is equally important to learn from experience and from books."
"Only knowledge and truth may result in freedom of mind."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Only knowledge and truth may result in freedom of mind."
"Nowadays, using a computer has become a way of life."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Nowadays, using a computer has become a way of life."
"It can be accepted that there is a price for man's work, time spent or service done, but never for human dignity."
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Eraldo Banovac
"It can be accepted that there is a price for man's work, time spent or service done, but never for human dignity."
"It seems quite pointless to waste health relentlessly in order to earn money that we shall spend on recovering health."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Being blinded in love and friendship is a common mistake."
"A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much."
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Eraldo Banovac
"A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much."
"Don't be afraid to study hard: knowledge never exhausts the mind."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Don't be afraid to study hard: knowledge never exhausts the mind."
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"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."
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Eraldo Banovac
"In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place."
"Those who have no knowledge are often willing to occupy influential positions with the aim of acquiring every possible benefit."
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Eraldo Banovac
"Those who have no knowledge are often willing to occupy influential positions with the aim of acquiring every possible benefit."
"The older the friendship, the stronger the trust."
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Eraldo Banovac
"The older the friendship, the stronger the trust."
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