Rafael Alberti

Poet Playwright Spanish 1902 – 1999

Spanish poet and political activist.

394 quotes

"Politics is the art of the possible dressed in the costume of the necessary."
Politics
"Technology without conscience is the tool of our own destruction."
Technology
"The success that matters most is the success of becoming fully human."
Success
"Happiness is not a destination we arrive at, but a direction we travel toward."
Happiness
"Relationships are the mirrors and lamps of our inner lives."
Relationships
"The imagination is the birthplace of all that is yet to be created."
Imagination
"In the space between words lies the deepest meaning."
Literature
"Strength is not the absence of tears, but the courage to shed them."
Strength
"Fear whispers lies; faith speaks truths we must learn to hear."
Faith
"Every moment is a choice between love and indifference."
Love
"The pen writes what the heart has already decided."
Art
"To create is to participate in the divine act of making meaning."
Creativity
"Wisdom is the art of asking better questions, not having all answers."
Wisdom
"The beauty of life is found in its impermanence and fragility."
Beauty
"Perseverance is the slow dance of the soul toward its purpose."
Perseverance
"Kindness is the revolution that no government can control."
Kindness
"Hope is the last weapon of the powerless and the first of the wise."
Hope
"Change is the only permanence, and this knowledge sets us free."
Change
"Patience is the luxury of those who know they have nothing but time."
Patience
"The truth sets us free, even when it binds us first."
Truth
"Dreams are the rehearsals for the life we are brave enough to live."
Dreams
"In solitude, we find the company of our truest selves."
Solitude
"Adventure is the art of getting lost to find yourself."
Adventure
"Education opens the eyes to see the world as it truly is."
Education
"Knowledge is the inheritance every generation must claim anew."
Knowledge
"Peace is the victory that violence can never achieve."
Peace
"Time is the currency of life, and how we spend it is how we live."
Time
"Nature is the first book written by the hand of creation."
Nature
"Music is the poetry that needs no words to move the soul."
Music
"Leadership is the burden we accept to serve those who follow."
Leadership