A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

If they say "you have your last chance to look at the world", I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.

There is no man more complete than the one who travelled a lot, who changed the shape of his thoughts and his life twenty times.

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

But what's in a name? We have named all of the stars and all the planets, even though they might already have names of their own. What a nerve!

Less time on trivialities that will mean nothing when you're old. In the end all that will matter is who you helped and how deeply you cared

Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.

You can't be wishy-washy. That's the most boring thing in the world, to be a middle-of-the-road wet noodle. That's my greatest fear, to be like, "Oh, whatever." That's just not who I am.

Do you still believe it impossible we exist? You didn't actually think you were the only inhabited planet in the universe. How can any race be so stupid?

It's politically impossible for any member of Congress to make a public statement condemning or criticizing the policies of Israel. It would be political suicidal for them to do so.

Potatoes are very interesting folks. I think they must see a lot of what is going on in the earth - they have so many eyes.

Love doesn't always come in convenient packages.

Life is like that - twenty minutes of misery for every two seconds of joy.