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Quotes by Turkish Authors
"Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method and speed toward that goal, the standard for the expected end-state should not be lowered."
"What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic."
"Environmental pollution is not only humanity's treason to humanity but also a treason to all other living creatures on earth!"
"No mind seems more peaceful than the mind of a sleeping innocent child because life has not yet planted the seeds of sorrow in that mind!"
"If you think that you are living in a stupid country, you can be sure that you are being governed by the most stupid people!"
"After all, we paid great prices because of the virtual partitioning of Iraq."
"I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current."
"The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey."
"Magic of the nights is always much impressive than the magic of the days!"
"Stay behind the scene; then you will have more freedom to work, more freedom to think and more freedom to act!"
"Yes, looking through the eyes of literature we may talk about the beauty of sadness! But in the eyes of truth, sadness is just saddening; there is no beauty there, only a touching desperation!"
"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!"
"By being rigid, you become temporary; by being flexible, you become permanent!"
"The remotest place on Earth can sometimes be the most attractive place on Earth especially in times when our belief in humanity is lost!"
"A calm night is open to all the truths."
"If you know the art of being happy with simple things, then you know the art of having maximum happiness with minimum effort!"
"Your life will be simplified when you choose inaction when no action is required and choose action when action is required!"
"It is very possible that the majority of a nation can choose darkness! Such fool nations learn the beauty of light through the unbearable and inconceivable pains!"
"Don't be afraid of an endless road, but the road with an end!"
"There are many peaceful ways to get rid of a fascist government and economic war against such a government is the best way amongst all these ways! And what is the economic war? It is to stop feeding the economy that feeds the fascist government, it is to take out your own individual brick from the wall of pro-government economy. Halt the food of the devil! Don't forget that it is you who is feeding the hyena that bites you!"
"If you are doing whatever a shepherd is ordering you to do, then you are a real sheep, a poor submissive being!"
"The whole world may call you to follow the wrong path! In such a case, tell the whole world to buzz off!"
"The stupid are always in a tendency to create enemies; on the other hand the clever are always in a tendency to create friendships! Make friends with anything or anybody possible, in short, be clever!"
"If a man gives you a harsh winter, give him back something unexpected: The warm spring!"
"Like a breakfast time or lunch time, you must have a thinking time! Without eating and thinking we cannot stick to the existence; without them we cannot stay in the port of this universe!"
"When you sit tranquilly, you set a great example to the people who rush around in panic and thus you show the crazy waves the beauty of being a calm lake!"
"If you are given a hundred city, refuse it without any hesitation; if you are given a lovely wooden cottage in the middle of a forest, accept it without any hesitation because all you need is just a peace of mind!"
"Not only persons lose their way, but nations lose their way as well!"
"Do you want a good advice on your path? Here it is: Don't be sure of your path! Don't ever be sure of it! Do you want more advice? Here it is: Doubt your path! And examine the other paths, know the other paths!"
"However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone."
"You walk like others? You talk like others? You think like others? Then the world doesn't need you because others are already abundant in the world! Be original!"
"I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously."
"But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled."
"There are two groups of people: Herds and individual clever people. Because herds have numerical superiority, individual clever people remain weak in determining the right fate for the country! The solution: Disperse the herds, augment the individuals!"
"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!"
"Meditation is mind's vacation!"
"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!"
"When the lost doesn't want to be found, he cannot be regarded as the lost!"
"Just because you believe in something, you cannot expect others to respect for your belief! They may even make fun of it! All you have to do is to be peaceful at any time, with everyone! Something holy for you may be just a rubbish for others! All you have to do is to be peaceful at any time, with everyone!"
"When a beautiful reality looks unreal, you will realize that the beauty of reality is superior to any dream whatsoever!"
"Start your journey where the road ends! Glory lies beyond the ends!"
"Think about the answers of the questions that have not yet been asked! When they are asked, you will have the answers ready!"
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