Mehmet Murat ?ldan is a visionary Turkish playwright, novelist, and thinker born in 1965 in Elaz?g, Turkey. Known for his profound philosophical insights and poetic expressions, ?ldan has inspired countless readers worldwide with his sharp intellect and timeless quotes. His works often explore the beauty of nature, the complexity of human thought, and the pursuit of wisdom. Through his literary voice, he encourages courage, imagination, and positive thinking, leaving a powerful legacy for both current and future generations.
"If a man can say 'My life is more important than my country,' that man has succeeded in freeing himself from the chains of society!"
"Without seeing the whole picture and without knowing the whole story of a man's life, our judgements about him will most probably be wrong and unfair!"
"If the weather is sunny, it is good; if the weather is rainy, it is good; if it is foggy, it is good; if it is stormy, it is good; if it is damn cold, it is good; if it is damn hot, it is good! With a positive attitude of mind, all becomes good!"
"Make walks in the nights to benefit from the education of silence!"
"If a man gives you a harsh winter, give him back something unexpected: The warm spring!"
"If you are not happy with your life, it is most probably because you have eagle eyes to see the negative parts of your life and almost blind to the beautiful side!"
"Share your food with the needy and you shall see that your food will taste much better!"
"It is impossible for a dove to catch a swallow, for a clever man to catch a genius."
"Believe not the existence of an emotion nobler than the compassion!"
"What is a great success? You haven't hurt anyone? That is a great success! You haven't ignored any person? That is a great success! You haven't lied? That is a great success! You haven't deceived a person? That's a great success! And now you see how very difficult to have a real success!"
"The fate of the world depends on the triumph of the good people!"
"If we had known everything in this universe, we would have had to find another universe to feed our curiosity, because what keeps alive man is the curiosity!"
"Man is a marble piece; unlike Michelangelo's masterpieces, man is unconsciously carved and imperfectly shaped by the nature!"
"The unhappy people of the known paths must certainly try the unknown paths in their search of happiness!"
"Learn well how to think right and then be your own shepherd, otherwise you shall be the unlucky sheep of all sorts of cunning shepherds!"
"However hard life is, deep in our hearts we know that it is worth to continue till the end!"
"If you are good at building bridges, you will never fall into the abyss!"
"Look at yourself from the space! You are very little, you are so tiny! But there is something big in you: Your great ideas! Even from the space they look big because they have the power to change the universe, to change the space!"
"Not only the dead are dead but also those who are deprived of their freedoms are also dead!"
"Today's warm houses will be the cold ruins in the very distant future!"
"Dogs are happy with few things because they have already observed man who is unhappy with many things!"
"Superficial cannot discover the deep, because both live in different levels and likewise the deep cannot meet the deepest! Change your level to reach at different levels!"
"Let fascism find not even a single passage to power or else that poisonous snake will infiltrate into the every vital corner of the country and kill the future of the nation!"
"Do not consider despair as a thick and high wall standing on your way, it is just a darkness and you can still walk in the darkness till you reach the light!"
"Magic of the nights is always much impressive than the magic of the days!"
"Death is the truth of the 21st century and we know that it was the truth of the older centuries as well but it may not be the truth of the next day or the next year or the next centuries ahead! Why? Because we have created the idea of immortality and once we think of something, once an idea is created, it will appear in reality sooner or later!"
"If you exist tomorrow as you do today, that is a miracle! It means that thousands of bad things which may happen did not happen and you are still alive! Existence is always a miracle in this universe of chaos!"
"In a democracy, when the traffic light is red for freedoms, don't ever stop, don't ever wait! Refuse the red light, ignore it, break the rules and move forward! It is always legitimate to challenge fascism for every nation in the world as long as this challenge is nonviolent! Because violence means using the same vulgar, the same evil methods of fascism! Don't behave like a dog when fighting against a dog!"
"A writer should show the silver in his hands neither as bronze nor as gold, the gist of the matter is to show silver as silver."
"Biological death is only a mechanical problem, it can be solved and man can live millions of years! Do not believe in life after death! Seek for the life within the life! The medusa of Turritopsis nutricula is biologically immortal and this little creature is a big inspiration for us! He who thinks positively reaches his target!"