“A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clear-sighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerally of everything human. It is only this awareness that can breathe any greatness into an action.”
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Havel, V. (n.d.). A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clear-sighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerally of everything human. It is only this awareness that can breathe any greatness into an action. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3208-a-human-action-becomes-genuinely-important-when-it/
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Havel, Vaclav. “A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clear-sighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerally of everything human. It is only this awareness that can breathe any greatness into an action.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3208-a-human-action-becomes-genuinely-important-when-it/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Havel, Vaclav. “A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clear-sighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerally of everything human. It is only this awareness that can breathe any greatness into an action.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3208-a-human-action-becomes-genuinely-important-when-it/.