Top 587 Quotes & Sayings by Turkish Authors - Page 7

The transparency of a metaphor displays the glint of truth. But if a metaphor is taken for a reality, it then becomes dense and masks the truth it is meant to display.

Industry has to find a way. together with the governments, to find new modes, new modalities for transportation.

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause.

It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic regimes' such as Saudi Arabia, Iran - and the worst case was the Taliban in Afghanistan - they are pretty authoritarian. No doubt about that.

I think the United States is mindful of its reputation for its democracy and rule of law, and if they are willing to risk that reputation by extraditing me based on the request and claims made by Turkey, I would never say no. I would go willingly.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

If you can visualize the whole of spring and see Paradise with the eye of belief, you may understand the utter majesty of everlasting Beauty. If you respond to that Beauty with the beauty of belief and worship, you will be a most beautiful creature.

Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.

Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else.

Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced the other.

I came to the U.S. in 1994 to learn English and go to business school, but I took only a few business courses at the State University of New York at Albany and didn't finish.

My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.

I was lucky enough to marry a wonderful chef.

If I'm off the teleprompter, management doesn't get to see what I'm going to say.

You learn how to take care of people from the women in your life.

Something theoretical in the past may become evident and established in the present or in the future. It is a self-evident fact that creation has an innate tendency towards perfection, and it is through this that creation is bound to the law of development or gradual perfection.

Some things are difficult to adapt to.

Medications almost always do it better if they're used in conjunction with other supports.

The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.

Erdogan's persecution of his people is not simply a domestic matter. The ongoing pursuit of civil society, journalists, academics and Kurds in Turkey is threatening the long-term stability of the country.

The luxury we have when we do a series is that we go through a long journey, and it keeps a lot of information and things to be revealed.

We have a very significant number of Jewish citizens, and they have always been safe and secure where they are in Turkey.

I'm 26 years old, I'm not some 43-year-old who's just gonna watch TV all day. Of course I want to go out there, hang out with teammates, hang out with people I love, go to the beach, go hang out!

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry.

I am one of the first political leaders officially declaring that anti-Semitism is a crime. I expect an official declaration that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity as well.

Constant pressure by Turkish consulates across the United States, as well as pervasive and continual harassment by the government in Turkey, has so far failed to stifle my dissent. As they increase the pressure, I raise my voice.

Not enough families eat together. We eat in front of the TV while we're absorbed in a program.

The lesser jihad is our active fulfillment of Islam's commands and duties.

I like pressure, the boos didn't mean nothing to me.

Some of my teammates and coaches don't understand what I'm doing by speaking out, but they support me, for which I am grateful. They have become part of my surrogate family here in the United States.

In Turkey, butchering was a low-class, degrading job. Now, thanks to me, all the kids want to become butchers.

Unlike the objective of far too many companies, manufacturing is not about a quick 'exit.' It is centered on long-term value creation.

I think that we're beginning to globalize medicine now. You have to take Eastern approaches and bring them to the West, and share West with the East.

I feel differently immediately when I start to put weight on. I don't like that sluggish, blunted disposition that I have when that happens.

New York City is the center of the world. There is an energy here. People from all over the world feel at home here.

Bear in mind how valuable a secular Turkey is for the world.

I love my country and I hope when all of the things are done, I want to go back to my country to see my family.

English, for me, is an acquired language. I started with English at the age of 10. At the time, it was my third language.

Bad writing is like a bad relationship. Don't be addicted to it just because you are familiar with its ways. Let go.

Food is no longer sacred to us: in becoming too efficient we've changed its nature.

I have a reputation for drinking a lot. Indeed, I drink quite much. However, I give it up when I wish to do so. I never, ever drink while on duty. The drinking is only for my pleasure. I do not remember neglecting my duties because of drinking even once.

Today the search for a new global order is under way.

When societies go backwards and slide into authoritarianism, nationalism, and tribalism, machismo and sexism are also emboldened.

Belief is so valuable and living that it infuses with life everything it enters! It transforms the fleeting glimmer of transitory life into eternal life, dispelling the transience in it.

The Giver of Existence is Eternally Existent; there is no harm, therefore, in the passing of beings, for the things that are loved continue to exist through the continuance of the One Who gave them existence, the Necessary Existent.

In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.

As an academic, this was not the lifestyle I had planned for myself. Now I see myself everywhere.

The lack of trust in supranational entities and cosmopolitan elite creates a fertile ground for tribalist belongings and reactionary politics.

I don't operate on smokers. I tell cigarette smokers that I can operate on you, I get paid the same. And you might even do well. But it's the wrong thing to do. So I refuse to operate on you until you stop smoking.

Our aim is not to die. It is to carry out the revolution, to make a reality of our ideas. We must live, to get them accepted by the people.

I've become a brand.

I really think it would be cowardly to pull back and not challenge the status quo, when the status quo may not be the right way for the field to go.

I'm a huge optimist.

We need a dose of doubt and a dose of faith, to challenge each other.

I had one of the best nights of my life at Mardi Gras.

My message to the Turkish people is never to view any military intervention positively because through military intervention, democracy cannot be achieved.

The only way to learn writing is by writing. Talent, as charming as it sounds, amounts to no more than 12 per cent of the process. Work is 80 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent is 'luck' or 'zeitgeist' - in short, things that are not in our hands.

I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000.

I receive many death threats. I used to love walking around New York City alone, but I can't do that anymore.

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