A Quote by Elif Safak

I like to question cultural biases wherever I go, and I question Islamophobia as much as I question anti-western sentiment because I think all extremist ideologies are very similar.

Elif Safak

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Elif Safak
Turkish - Novelist
Born: October 25, 1971

A new question has arisen in modern man's mind, the question, namely, whether life is worth living...No sensible answer can be given to the question...because the question does not make any sense.

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James Hillman

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Alex Haley

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Milton Resnick

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Marcia Wallace

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Gerhard Schroder

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Ze Frank

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Richard Herring

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