# Quote — Jaroslav Kalfar, Spaceman of Bohemia

> Being of use to the world doesn’t always mean having your name in the papers...My plea to you is, think beyond celebrity. Do you think Tesla cared if he had his picture taken? Think of whether you’re any good to anyone, truly.

- Author: [Jaroslav Kalfar](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar.md)
- Book: [Spaceman of Bohemia](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia.md)
- Page: 139
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Kalfa%C5%99#Spaceman_of_Bohemia_(2017)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/being-of-use

## More from this book

> His presence was soothing, but his existence incomprehensible.

p. 110 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/his-presence-was.md)

> “Do you feel free?”
>
> “I feel like I’ve lost too much.”
>
> “Freedom can feel that way.”

p. 240 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/do-you-feel.md)

> “My father never did anything else after that,” Valerie said. “Mostly, he became a drunk. But a man only needs one thing to be proud of. It will carry him through the rest of his life.”

p. 216 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/my-father-never.md)