Poetry has been the guardian angel of humanity in all ages.

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.

In a sea of human beings, it is difficult, at times even impossible, to see the human as being.

Begin to chase your dreams.

Even our fears make us feel important, because we fear we might not be.

For me, I think the most exciting thing in architecture is the re-emergence of the locally-focused architect.

What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.

The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don't want.

Positive thinking is about remembering that our internal world creates and is more powerful than the external.

I favour passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices.

I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.

So India’s problem turns out to be the world’s problem. What happened in India has happened in God’s name. The problem’s name is God.